to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
impossible to do (although wants to)
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
such; this sort of; like this
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
instead; but (on the other hand)
being on duty; person on duty
in advance; beforehand; previously
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to make someone drink; to force someone to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
every year; yearly; annually
to crack; to develop a crack
draft; draught; cold air entering through the crack of a door or window; cooling off of a relationship; draft of cold air between two persons
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
reinforcement; strengthening
wind power; force (level on the Beaufort wind speed scale)
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
not necessarily so; is not always true
in search of; in order to look for
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world