to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
light (e.g. colour, color)
sunlight filtering through trees
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
near; close; beside; third person
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to sniff out; to get wind of
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
to fall in drops; to drip down; to trickle down
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
plaintive; piteous; doleful
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
qualifications; requirements; capabilities