to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
for the first time in one's life
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
building time; construction period
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
outsider; someone outside of a group
to warm (e.g. one's hands over a fire); to dry; to toast; to grill; to broil
very great; enormous; serious
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to strip; to peel; to tear off
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
engineering firm; contractor
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
frequent; densely packed; thick
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump