brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
malicious; deliberately mean
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to become empty; to be emptied
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to put on airs; to assume importance
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
being moderate in eating; stopping short of stuffing oneself
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
construction; architecture (of buildings)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction