with a friendly grin; smilingly
admiration; wonder; astonishment
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
this occasion; at this time; now
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
shell (e.g. of a pea); pod; hull
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
scenic; beautiful; picturesque
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe