Vocabulary

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women

to pull out nostril hairs

all talk, no action

for or against

staying healthy until old age, then dying painlessly

to be born; to come into the world

came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)

to cancel a denominator; to clear an equation of fractions

high-risk, high-return

low-risk, low-return

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; doing whatever one wants even though others may be watching

aggressive; pushy; in-your-face

deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness

doing mundane things properly and thoroughly; thoroughness in all things; attention to detail

to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

one by one; one after another

intolerable; unbearable; unendurable

not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes)

to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)

something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so

unprecedented; never seen before

zest for living; energy to live

to have a heart to heart talk; to speak frankly

fatso; chub; jelly-bean

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

semi-dry; semi-secco (e.g. wine)

(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

evading blame by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; a skink lizard's shedding of its tail

to have come; to be here

to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

object of envy

to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order

every night comes to an end; every night sees a dawn; this too shall pass; the darkest hour is just before the dawn

to bear fruit; to produce fruit

to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes

height of summer; hottest part of summer

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

to make a phone call; to answer the phone