in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
spine (of book); binding (of book)
practice (in the field); training (esp. practical and hands-on); practical exercise; drill
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
just past noon; afternoon
required; needed; necessary
healthy; sound; wholesome
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be exhausted; to be tired out
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)