friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
calm; composed; leisurely
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to taste; to try (food or drink)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
main question; real issue at hand
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to be greedy; to devour greedily
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
such; this sort of; like this
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
professor; teaching; instruction
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
two sly characters outfoxing each other
how long; how much; to what extent
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
pupil; student; schoolchild
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to reach; to get to; to arrive at