very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
charming; fascinating; attractive
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to have time free; to have time to spare
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
although I say; although one might say; although called
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
maxwell (unit of magnetic flux)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
with a start; with a jump
Simmonds; Simmons; Simonds; Symonds; Symons
to raise one's voice; to shout
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
go that far; to that extent
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
imagination; supposition; guess
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up