tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
(written) contract; agreement
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
how many years; how long; what year
what date?; what's the date?; when?
immediately; right away; on the spot
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
simply; merely; only; solely
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
avoiding or dodging responsibility
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant