bank; banking institution
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
finding employment; getting a job
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to be constricted; to tighten (in the middle); to narrow
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
(another's) child; child; kid
feeling of a house or a room
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
test of patience; battle of wills; endurance contest
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)