to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
consequence; outcome; result; blame
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
sympathy; compassion; pity
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
although I say; although one might say; although called
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
morning; forenoon; just before noon
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
need; want; necessity; expenses; cost
briskly; quickly; promptly
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
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