to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
such; like that; in that way
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
key performer; last performer of the day
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to face; to go towards; to head towards
what parents would bring up a kid like this?; (lit.) I'd like to see his (her) parents' faces
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
grasp; catch; understanding
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
whispering into a person's ear
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
(in spite of) being old enough to know better