recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
frequency (of occurrence)
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to buy more (of something)
having one misfortune after another; insult to injury
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
but; however; although; though
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
general; popular; common; typical
general idea; concept; notion
to become familiar (to one's ears)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
correction; revision; amendment
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
having absolutely nothing (left); being out of everything; absolutely nothing
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
insignificant; trifling; paltry; cottage (industry); tiny (company)
otherwise; or else; if not
previous generation; former ages
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread