to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to attract interest; to capture attention
proficient; skillful; patience; perseverance; fortitude
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to thrust before; to thrust at
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to raise one's voice; to shout
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
as (for); for; in the capacity of
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
although I say; although one might say; although called
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
big man; large man; tall man; giant
back street; back alley; off-street
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?