conviction; belief; confidence
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
physical condition; state of health
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)