zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to encamp; to take up positions
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to be affectionate towards; to show tenderness towards; to treat tenderly; to love
to wring the neck; to strangle
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
stronghold (esp. of an enemy or opponent); inner citadel; bastion
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one