to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
wife and children; (arch.) wife
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to rest one's chin in one's hands
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
silence (not speaking); muteness
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to take a breath; to take a short rest