unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
wages; pay; rental payment
tear gland; lacrimal gland
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to become fraught with emotion
person who gives the right (correct) answer
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
summer season; summer; summertime
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
ancestral; hereditary; handed down from generation to generation; for generations; from generation to generation
seaside; seashore; coast; coastland
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
emotional scars; mental trauma
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
courting; wooing; making advances
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator