persistence; single-mindedness
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
no exception; without exception; always the same
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
still (continuing); as ever; further
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to rock; to shake; to swing
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
genuine article; real thing; real deal
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
with a clink (click, clack)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to watch over; to watch attentively
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to hang one's head; to droop one's head