turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to loaf around (on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
little by little; bit by bit
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to change (one's clothes)
a little more; a bit more
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
to distribute; to portion out; to deal out; to separate (out); to pick out
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
great admiration; deep respect
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
complete works; complete collection; complete series
outline; summary; abstract