stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to call in; to invite; to bring in
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
well-mannered; courteous; polite
to sit cross-legged; to sit at ease
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to complain; to lodge a complaint
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
to be stumped; to be at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be fed up; to be tired (of); to be unable to bear
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
short pause; short interval
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
victim; injured party; sufferer
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate