to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
impassioned speech; fervent speech
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
to throw away; to abandon
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
settlement; conclusion; summary
end; close; finish; termination
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to stare back at; to look back at
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
geometric (progression, etc.)
brilliant; bright; glorious
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
being somewhat excited (agitated)