to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
than; other than; except; but
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
personal; individual; private
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
twice; again; second time
going through; going via; going by way of
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
all; entire; whole; altogether
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
the place for; the time for; the level of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet