simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how long; how far; how much
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to hide; to keep to oneself
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to clap one's hands in prayer