to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
research; study; investigation
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
great laughter; burst of laughter