to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
quickly; swishing; whooshing
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to strike out; to start swimming
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to need; to call for; to require
personal; individual; private
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
unanticipated; unexpected
general; popular; common; typical
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
possessed of a strong sense of duty
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with