perfect; complete; flawless
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
every person; each one; everybody
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
interruption; interference; butting in
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to entrust; to leave to a person
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
nonchalant air; unruffled air
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
upward adjustment; upward revision
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
here and there; everywhere
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with