tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight
convenient; handy; useful
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
originally; by nature; from the start
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
refining; refinement; smelting; training
popular name; common name; given name
dawning (of a new era); dawn
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
deceiving; cheating; fooling