to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
explosion; rupture; break off
rather; better; instead; if anything
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to be helpful; to be useful
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
rag (for wiping machines)
to tighten; to press hard
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to offer (put up) resistance