about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
election; selection; choice
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to fit (inside something)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
captain; commander; commanding officer; leader
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
guidance; leadership; leading the way
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
in one's own way or style
moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
joints; points (of a speech)
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
memory; sense; experience
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to stare back at; to look back at
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right