eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
decent; respectable; dignified; becoming; seemly
to stiffen; to become stiff
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
such ... as; or some such
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
company; corporation; workplace
base (military, expedition, etc.)
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
inside; interior; inner part
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(your) daughter; young woman
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
whole story; full picture; full particulars