clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
trailing dust; dust left by someone running ahead
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
caustic words; defiant words
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
bringing; taking; carrying
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
preface; introduction; preamble
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to think up; to think out; to knit (a pattern into a sweater, etc.); to start knitting
close attention; (watching with) keen interest
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
disposition; temperament; temper; nature