to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
more than anything; above all else
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
binoculars; field glasses
to focus on; to bring into focus
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
becoming red-hot; red heat; scorching heat; burning (love); passionate (e.g. debate); ardent
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
young; innocent; childlike
shore; bank (of a body of water)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to examine (medically); to have a look at; to check (a patient's pulse)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to become better; to improve
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
nonchalantly; without a care