to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
perfect; complete; flawless
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
every person; each one; everybody
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
tally; check; piece of wood or paper split in half and given to each party as a form of proof (e.g. of a transaction)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
interruption; interference; butting in
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
nonchalant air; unruffled air
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
upward adjustment; upward revision
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
close escort; close protection
here and there; everywhere
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with