fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
society; public; community; social studies
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
even if not; even without
smoothly; easily; readily
recitation; reciting from memory
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
one more time; once more; once again
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dark circles around the eyes; periorbital dark circles
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
study; research; investigation
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice