to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
maintenance; preservation; improvement
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to collect; to assemble; to gather
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
since then; from that time; ever since
heated (e.g. debate); passionate
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
these days; nowadays; recently; lately
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
environment; surroundings; circumstances
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
greater than ...; bigger ...
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth