positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in proportion to; just as much as
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
woman; female; feminine gender
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
really; truly; indeed; good grief
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
how; in what way; by what means
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
one thin flat object; one sheet
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
leaving everything up to someone else
one's share; one's portion
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
failure; mistake; blunder
not caring; not giving a damn
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to apologize; to apologise
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)