bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
commandant; commanding officer; general
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
question; inquiry; enquiry
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
if you run after two hares you will catch neither
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
lord of a manor; estate steward
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
nonchalantly; without a care
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to get one's head around; to think about
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
endurance race (motorsport)
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
don't worry about it; forget about it
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember