to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
long ago; a long time ago; already
to knead thoroughly; to work up; to concoct; to make up
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to throw into; to toss into
remains; corpse; (dead) body
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to thrust down; to push off
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
dining table; a dish (type of food)
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send some on out
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
charred; burnt black; scorched black
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
what people say; rumours; public opinion
resignation; acceptance; consolation
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless