broad-bladed kitchen knife (for dressing fish)
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
smelling of earth; rustic
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
voice quality; type of voice
odds and ends; all; every
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
confused; flustered; at a loss
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
pardon me for leaving (first)
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
bursting at the seams; bulging
very short (clothing); too short; completely bald (head)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
to be sooty; to be stained
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand