knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
testimony; (verbal) evidence
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
to discuss; to talk together
tenth day of the month; ten days
to rise; to erect; to get up
mountain stream; mountain torrent
heavy outfit designed to keep out the cold
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to be consistent; to be coherent
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
clear; precise; definite; distinct
misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
for use of customers or guests
built-in; fixed; attached
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to raise one's head (esp. of a snake)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash