to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
top recommendation; something highly recommended
meaning; called; named; that says; that
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
question; inquiry; enquiry
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to have a meal; to take a meal
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to raise one's voice; to shout
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
stealthily; secretly; in secret
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
to have a talk; to tell a story
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
scratch; graze; scrape; abrasion
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
weather; fair weather; fine weather