to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
something new (of poor quality)
domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
inattention; absent-mindedness
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
to die by the roadside; to die a dog's death
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
a step; short distance; short time
big frame; large figure; huge body
to roll about; to writhe about
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
progress; advance; improvement; development
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
(how) many times; (how) often
to fight against; to oppose; to face
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to move forward; to move on