stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
public hall; community center; community centre
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
economical; efficient; lean; compact
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
future prospects; promise
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
not necessarily so; is not always true
in unison; as one; united
property; fortune; means; assets
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
present; gift; to give a present or gift
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
nature; property; disposition
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)