to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
fever (state of excitement)
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
you'll have to pay for it; the bill will come due; there's no escaping
unprecedented; never seen before
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
ten; 10; ten years of age
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear