to cast in a mold (mould)
all sorts of; all kinds of
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
as before; as ever; as it was originally
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
curious; strange; unusual
to be tired of looking at
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
skillful handling of a kitchen knife
rather; sooner; preferably
finding employment; getting a job
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
battle station; action stations
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
coming and going; traffic
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
talking while standing; standing around talking
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group); to assemble (as a military unit or posse); to be quartered (in a particular location)
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect