stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
craving; longing; thirsting
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
away from home; while travelling
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to refuse; to decline; to deny
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to fall off; to tumble down