unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
manly; masculine; like a man
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to challenge (a person) to a fight
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
Elliot (South Africa); Eliot; Eliott; Elyot
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
world; society; people; the public
over-fond parent; doting parent
evening meal; dinner; supper
preparation; arrangements
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
a great variety of; diversity
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata); hardy orange
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
as a child; when one was a child
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
inheritance; something given or received
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct