inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to draw off; to run out; to flush out
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
lump of ice; block of ice; ice floe
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
communication skills; communication ability
older employee who does not have much actual work
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
before the gate; in front of the gate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
meanwhile; in the meantime
migratory bird; bird of passage
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
nonchalantly; without a care
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to come and go; to go back and forth
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
one jump; one flight; (at) once; (in) one stroke
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling