scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
together; at the same time; same; identical
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to become completely chilled
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
breaking off; snapping off
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
decision; determination; resolution
one more time; once more; once again
reconciliation; make peace with
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to smile (at); to grin (at)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
violent emotion; passion; fury
to dye; to colour; to color
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
lost article; something forgotten
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)