to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to have a meal; to take a meal
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
perfectly round; perfectly circular
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
worship (esp. Christian); (church) service
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
well-bred; of good upbringing
pronunciation; production of sound
way of eating; how to eat
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
power; might; authority; influence
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front