sabot; wooden shoe; work-to-rule; go-slow strike; slowdown
going around; patrol; round; tour
the way one works; one's working manner
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
body; physique; build; stature
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to amuse oneself; to make merry
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to pass (of time); to elapse
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord