to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
feeding (animals); provisioning
to snatch from; to steal from
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
antiquity; the previous era
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to be completely boiled; to be boiled to a turn
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
policeman; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) rounds (doctor, police beat, etc.); (arch.) vegetables that accompany rice (secret language of court ladies)
penis; chink; jingle; begging (animal); jealousy; black porgy juvenile; flirting
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
common cattail (Typha latifolia); common bulrush; common reedmace
decline; fall; decay; withering
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross