dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
main cause; primary factor
self-consciousness; self-awareness
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to be at a loss for words
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on