to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
leather; leather-bound; leathern
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
furnishings; implements; equipment
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
several years; a few years
study; diligence; discount; reduction
human intellect; knowledge
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
front entrance; front door
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
ramification; branching off
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
visual hallucination; vision
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)