edge of town; outskirts of a village
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to repeat; to do something over again
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
major incident; major happening; big scandal
basis for decision; evidence for judging
assertion; declaration; affirmation
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
very interesting; of great interest
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
double role; one person playing two roles; wearing two hats
theatre; theater; playhouse
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
to rebuke; to scold harshly
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
proposal; offer; request; application
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
of course; certainly; naturally
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye