to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
in proportion to; just as much as
meeting; greeting; welcome
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
naughty; mischievous; unruly
paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
top of the head; crown of the head
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
adaptability; capacity to adapt; ability to adjust
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
pre-made (esp. food); prepared in advance
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
rubbing one's hands together
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
papermaking; paper manufacture
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here