to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
older sister; lass; young lady
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
standard; set; routine; decided
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
function; facility; faculty; feature
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
station; office; guardroom
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
general idea; concept; notion
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking