skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
very; greatly; exceedingly
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
indicate reason; infers some protest
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
while; even though; despite
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nothing but; none other than
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
in comparison to; rather than
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
reason; cause; history; origin
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
family; members of a family
taking a commemorative photo