to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
muteness; speech impairment
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
sharp parting remark; parting threat
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
all night; throughout the night
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
homeroom; form room; form class
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to repeat; to do something over again
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
the direction of the wind; circumstances
abusive language; violent language; wild words
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange