knitting; knitted material; crochet
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
clanging; empty; deserted
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
boasting; bragging; talking big
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
everything; anything; nothing
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
unanticipated; unexpected
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
setting a bad example to others
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work