to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
major cleanup; spring cleaning
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
just past noon; afternoon
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; cleaning; removing; trap
disinfection; sterile filtration
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to polish up; to shine up
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to become settled; to be fixed
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off