top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
curl; curly hair; ringlet
fast-talking; rapid talking
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
you could say that; that might be so
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
system; institution; organization; organisation
simply; merely; only; solely
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder