smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to be boiled; to be cooked
to be sooty; to be stained
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
large family; extended family
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
cooking; food preparation
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
family-oriented; familial
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
secret; private; surreptitious
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
changing clothes; change of clothes
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl