to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
switching over to; migration; transition
courtesy call; courtesy visit
adviser; advisor; consultant
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
greeting; a fine thing to say
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to pitch in and help; to give someone a hand
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
honour; honor; glory; privilege
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
driving at reduced speed; running at reduced speed (e.g. train)
veil of darkness; curtain of night
going home from work; on the way home from work
article to be delivered; present
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to amuse oneself; to make merry
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
beauty of slender female legs
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon