health; healthy; sound; fit
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
being resolved to (do something); having a wholehearted intention
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be the ruin of (a person)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.)
naturally; of course; understandably
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
please; somehow or other; one way or another
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
depending on; dependent on
pitch dark; total darkness
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty