because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
transactions; dealings; business
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
outside world; physical world
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
counter for books; volume
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
to bore; to tire; to weary; to use lavishly (and without regret)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to fight against; to oppose; to face
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
contemplation; meditation
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
shameless; infamous; disgraceful