person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to paint (draw) a picture
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
in the meanwhile; during the time
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to turn towards; to point
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
jack of all trades, master of none
to attempt; to test; to try out
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
voluminous; massive; bulky
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to talk; to chat; to chatter
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to examine someone's expression
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)