skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to examine someone's expression
to discuss; to talk together
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to forget to say; to forget to mention
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
decorum; propriety; politeness
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
way of asking; way of listening; listener
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
have a good day; take care; see you
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
duty; obligation; responsibility
straight; as the crow flies
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high