as if to say; as much as to say; as though
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
temporal region; regio temporalis (capitis)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
and yet; though; when; in spite of
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
lacking a plan; haphazard
rope; cord; policeman's rope
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
everywhere; all over; throughout
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
(period of) a year; during an era
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
time; season; period; phase; stage
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to have a talk; to tell a story
and; thereupon; because of that
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
internal conditions; true state of affairs
how long; how far; how much
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity