fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
agricultural community; farm village; rural
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
diagnosis; medical examination
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
leaving the nest; going out into the world; becoming independent
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
motherland; fatherland; native country
honor; honour; credit; prestige
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
being argued into silence; being left speechless
to save; to leave over; to spare
explosive; blasting powder
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to hit (someone) once; to give (somebody) a punch; to intimidate (someone)