adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
horseplay; fooling around
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
cooking class; cookery school
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
change; transition; vicissitudes
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
one's younger days; when one was young
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks