to fiddle with; to monkey around with
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
end of the work day; close of business; end of the school term; end of the school year
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
to demand money; to pester; to extort
(a person's) appearance; looks
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
conduct; behavior; behaviour
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
acceleration; speeding up
hoarse voice; husky voice
right to choose; a say; option
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
stirring; slight movement
to slide down; to slip down
disgrace; humiliation; insult
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
to sink (into); to get depressed
cannot help (feeling); unbearably; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
bodily build; degree of fleshiness