to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
breadwinner; biggest earner
public works; public-works projects; public utilities
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
boastful speech; bragging
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
store interior; inside of a shop
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
tackle (e.g. rugby); fishing tackle
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind