difficult to eat; unpalatable
gadid (any fish of the family Gadidae, incl. cod, haddock, whiting and pollack); Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to detain; to check; to restrain
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be impressed; to greatly admire
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
some people; a few people; several people
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
reality; actuality; hard fact
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest