Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
everyone at once; everyone together
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
tacit; unspoken; implicit
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
scraps; cut end; cut-off piece
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
future prospects; promise
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member