battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
machine parts; machinery; equipment
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
amount of payment; amount paid
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
to be conspicuous; to stand out
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
beyond this point; from now on; after this
assertion; declaration; affirmation
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to cease; to stop; to be over
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to appease; to suppress; to calm
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
accept one who comes to you