independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to become better; to improve
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
polite; respectful; reverent
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
covered in mud; mud-caked
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
right in the center (centre)
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to concede defeat; to surrender; (lit.) to take one's hat off (to somebody)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)