to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
murder; killing; murderer
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be greedy; to devour greedily
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
to have a chat with; to exchange words or promises; to promise; to get engaged
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
lying face down; upside down; prone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
conversely; on the contrary
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
deep affection; dear; beloved
solitude; loneliness; isolation
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
greeting; a fine thing to say
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
back country; remote countryside
centre of attention; center of attention
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration