hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(open) a little; slightly; narrowly; (cut) finely; thinly
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
to lean against; to set against
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to raise one's voice; to shout
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
it's been a long time; long time no see
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
something white; snow; gray hair; grey hair
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to be at a loss for words
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
on the occasion of; at the time of
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
furniture store; furniture dealer
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
reinforcement; strengthening
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
interference; meddling; butting in
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
forgetting; lapse of memory
chopping block; springboard for discussion; draft proposal; tentative plan
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
special order; custom order; bespoke (goods)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to cost little; to come cheap