to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to crack; to develop a crack
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
remembrance; recollection; recognition
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
tourist information center; tourist information centre
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
guide brochure; introductory pamphlet
telephone booth; telephone box
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
estimate (of costs); budget