vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
pair; two kinds; two ways
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to order; to command; to appoint
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
metre; meter; meter; gauge
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
point in question (at issue)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
near; close by; within reach; familiar
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up