reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
to run around; to bustle about
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
serious; not joking; straight
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
shopping; purchased goods
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
right in the midst of; right at the height of
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
person who has rendered distinguished service
in one's own way or style
to entertain; to make welcome
to arrive; to come to pass