comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to amuse oneself; to make merry
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
by all means; by all costs
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
divide; parting; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
tenth day of the month; ten days
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
accumulation; accumulate; store
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
exploitation; overuse; abuse
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)