homecoming; return to one's home
idly; lazily; evasively; elusively; laziness; fooling around
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
one by one; one each; one at a time
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
penny (monetary unit); pence
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
yellowish; tinged with yellow
limbs; arms and legs; body
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to be bony; to be angular
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to protrude
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
having a habit of stealing things; being light-fingered
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
call; summons; convening; convocation
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
(written) application; application form