to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be needed; to be wanted
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby