length (of an animal); body length
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
woman; female; feminine gender
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to throw open; to leave open
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)