not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
to walk heavily and clumsily; to lumber
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
marriage proposal; courtship
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to read (a book, etc.) over again
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy
sublimation; sublimating (an emotion, impulse, etc.); channelling; diverting
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off