to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
brand; make; description; trading name of stocks and securities
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
(bank) balance; remainder
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
button (clothing); push-button
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
in order; in turn; one by one
slot (e.g. dispensing tickets); outlet
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
other; another; over; more than; I; me
what do you want?; can I help you?
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
interior; inside; internal
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal