to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
check station; checkpoint
(horse-drawn) cart; wagon; dray
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
to spit out; to eject; to dump
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
intelligence gathering; information gathering
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
matter of time; question of time
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
how long; how far; how much
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
to be exhausted; to be tired out
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
horizon (related to land)
country; territory; domain; realm
commerce; trade; business
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across