spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
heap; pile; stack; full measure
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to find fault with; to question
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
eating between meals; snacking
to be too numerous; to be too much
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
fish-based cooking; fish dish
smelling of mud or earth; unrefined; uncouth
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
river fish; freshwater fish
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
sense of smell; olfaction
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
different opinion; objection