to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
complete stranger; total stranger
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to help each other; to cooperate
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
very great; enormous; serious
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
beautiful woman; pretty girl
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
older employee who does not have much actual work
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag