to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be too numerous; to be too much
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
wild beast; wild animal; brute
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
intelligence; intellect; brains
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
without; but if; otherwise; or else
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
literally; to the letter; literal
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific