thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
rotten smell; putrid odor
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
forced laugh; forced smile
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
complete set; all; everything
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
boarding house; school dormitory
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like