hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
leaving everything up to someone else
possession; occupation; occupancy
to invite in; to show someone in
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
contest; comparison; competition
start of a romance; beginning of love
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
several sheets (flat objects)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
way one walks; one's walk
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
understood; I see; OK; present; here
though; notwithstanding; although
muddy water; red-light district
raincoat; mackintosh; macintosh; trench coat
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
neighbourhood; neighborhood
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby