to finish reading; to read through
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
form; shape; figure; visage
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
though; notwithstanding; although
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
net auction; Internet auction; online auction; web auction
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
to dye; to colour; to color
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)