moderate; proper; just right
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to pile up; to accumulate
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
recommendation; nomination
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
on the road; side of the road; roadside
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
interest; rights; concession
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
suited figure; person in a suit
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
draw (in competition); tie game
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off