touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
so what!; who gives a damn?
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
worst; poor and boring; uncool
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
arbitration; intercession; mediation
appointed time; timetable; schedule
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
young person; youth; young
talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to push aside; to brush aside
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
many; a lot; much; multitude
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to say; to tell; to state; to do
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord