to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
in the end; on top of that
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pet cat; beloved cat; ailurophilia; fondness for cats
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
appearance; figure; shape; form
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
personality; style; appearance
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over