relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
observation; survey; watching
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
to give directions; to issue instructions
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to strip and leave clothes lying around
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
left-hand radical of a character
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious