to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to put into the mouth; to eat
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
way of asking; way of listening; listener
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to say; to be called; to do
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest