to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to head home; to leave for home
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to rush over; to run up to
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to load (with goods, cargo); to put on board; to stow aboard
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get