to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pre-war days; before the war
trembling with excitement
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
(not so) much; (not) very
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to lose sight of; to miss
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
that is to say; so that means
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
close; intimate; on good terms
true friend; close friend
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument