how to manage (e.g. case); how to handle (e.g. machine); way with (e.g. children, animal)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
stirring; slight movement
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
ago; since; before; previous
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
outside world; physical world
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
immersion; being absorbed in
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to have one's horizons broadened
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to begin to attend (e.g. school)