wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
considerably; fairly; quite
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
study; research; investigation
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
serious; not joking; straight
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous