cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
using one's fingers as a comb; combing one's hand through one's hair
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
to be fated; to be linked by fate
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
(being beholden to someone for a favor of) a night's lodging and a meal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
to lose one's footing; to slip
to be splendidly handsome
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
violent explosion; bursting
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
firm; strong; solid; stable
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
without sparing time for sleep
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
village headman; village mayor
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax