ill will; malice; evil intent
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
with an extreme cold (i.e. temperature); lonelily; lonesomely; (acting) coldly (toward someone)
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
to wither while standing; to die standing (of plants)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
good humour (humor); good mood
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
engagement; business; affair; use; need
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
cost of one's food; one's board
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
study; library; den; home office; reading room
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up