thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
high; noble; refined; advanced
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
still (continuing); as ever; further
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
interested person; volunteer; supporter
barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers
to be sooty; to be stained
close; intimate; on good terms
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
each and all; every single one; everybody
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)