end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
long ago; already; a long time ago
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
grasp; catch; understanding
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
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
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
how long; how far; how much
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
that's the way it is; such is life
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention