brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
tolerance; broad-mindedness
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to lie down; to throw oneself down
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
occasional; infrequent; rare
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
library; book collection; paperback book
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to detain; to check; to restrain
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to become dim; to become blurred
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
symptoms; condition (of a patient)