lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
no match for; unbearable; unable; can't do
polish; improvement; burnishing
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to escape death; to be saved from death
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
(initial) setup; installation
hearsay; learning by hearsay
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
of no interest; not interested
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
transport ship; troop ship
distrust of (other) human beings
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
you could say; you might say; verging on the
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(religious) piety; faith; devotion