physical strength; muscle strength
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to crumble away; to collapse
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to jar; to creak; to grate
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to maintain; to continue to have
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to slide into; to slip into
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
the whole area; all areas
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
propulsive power; driving force
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
so; like this; in this way
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)