unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
making practical; making useful; implementing
experimental stage; experimental phase
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
to be able to handle strain (overexertion, inconvenience, etc.)
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
stature; height; size; physique
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to fall into another's hands
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to remember; to keep in mind
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
person who is ...; thing that is ...
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
impulsive and straightforward; guileless
to distract one's attention
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
no sleep or rest; working day and night
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
apropos of nothing; to change the subject