meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
being too late; losing one's final chance
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
still (continuing); as ever; further
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to burrow through; to dig through
wherein; therein; thereinto
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
several sheets (flat objects)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
beginning; opening; start; outset
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
deep affection; dear; beloved