to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
healthy; sound; wholesome
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
vicious circle; vicious cycle
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to squeeze out; to wring out
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
large number (of); many; majority
to raise one's voice; to shout
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
group; bunch; crowd; group
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
even more; still more; further