to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to look forward to something
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
business hotel; cheap but conveniently located hotel with only basic conveniences, targeted at business travellers
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
button (clothing); push-button
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
decision; settlement; definition
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be helpful; to be useful