bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
door; gate; opening; title page
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
presence; sitting with; being with
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
twofold and threefold; doubled and redoubled
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
unanticipated; unexpected
only the results matter; it's all about the results
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to walk away; to saunter off
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to step forward; to volunteer
prudence; discretion; thought
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
all (there is); as long as there is
court (of law); courtroom
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
details; particulars; whole story; sequence of events; chronology; circumstances
foreign enemy; outside invader
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)