British made; made in Britain
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
bright (light) colour (color)
curl; curly hair; ringlet
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
wild beast; wild animal; brute
caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
to replace; to move; to change the position of
manuscript; version; draft
normalcy; normality; normal
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
one's own child; one's own children
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to get on well with (someone)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
to smile with one's whole face; to squint
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
have to do; must; should; ought to