unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
retort; back talk; backchat
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
work style; way of working
thorough checkup; complete examination; complete physical; detailed testing
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
breakthrough; great discovery
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
indirection; indirectness
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to sniff out; to get wind of
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of