to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to go on about (one's love affairs); to speak proudly of (one's spouse, girlfriend, etc.); to speak fondly of
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
contrived; false-sounding
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
turning sideways; landscape orientation
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
ornamental garden stone (placed to give a natural appearance); garden rock; sacrifice stones; sacrifice (of oneself, one's career, etc.); stones used in a foundation; riprap
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
host; landlord; innkeeper
place to die; place of death
to throw into; to dump in together
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
jumping to a hasty conclusion; premature judgement
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)