height of; middle of; full bloom
does not match (one's, its) appearance
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
earnestly; immediately; exactly
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
to begin; to set about; to start
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
to detain; to check; to restrain
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
dear me; I mean; or rather
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
the matter you have been talking about
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
adult; mature; grown-up; sexy; erotic
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
outline; summary; gist; basic points