absence; disregard; indifference
work-in-progress; working state
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
outsider; someone outside of a group
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
dear (old); good old; longed-for; classic; nostalgic
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
height of; middle of; full bloom
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
overanxiety; needless worry
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
just one person; only one
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
resentment; indignation; anger
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
8th day of the month; eight days
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
someone; a certain person
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
the same; the said; likewise
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street