human; human-like; as a person
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
back off!; leave me alone!
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to put on airs; to assume importance
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
book; volume; this; present; main; head
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be worried; to be troubled
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
river; stream; River; the ... river
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
state of mind; mentality; psychology
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)