tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
water vapour; water vapor; steam
at a young age; while still young
well-known; noted; celebrated
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
going to the bathroom in a group; going off to urinate together
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
unskilled; not very good at
to overdo; to do too much
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
twice; again; second time
being startled; getting a shock
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to listen attentively to; to be lost in