to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
product; produce; result; fruit
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to creep about; to crawl around
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
a few years ago; some years back
to entrust; to leave to a person
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with