manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
fine weather; fair weather
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
breaking off; snapping off
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
sampling food; tasting; trying
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
lower-middle (e.g. in class rank)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
boarding gate (airport); aircraft door
yearned for; longed for; missed
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when