without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to be embarrassed; to lose face
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
to become settled; to be fixed
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)