after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
personality; character; individuality; personhood
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
cooking; food preparation
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
very loose; slowly; leisurely
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
arm; skill; efforts; ability
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
passion; ardor; enthusiasm; The Passion
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to jump up and down; to hop