in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to a great extent; impressive; staggering; horrible; complete; whole
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
front; frontage; facade; main
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
all; entire; whole; altogether
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
to encamp; to take up positions
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
competent; suitable; qualified