repair; mending; fixing; servicing
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to excel in one thing; to be a master in an art
having said that; on the other hand
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
tension; mental strain; nervousness
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
to collect; to assemble; to gather
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
all times and places; all ages and countries
to gather; to collect; to assemble
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
consequence; outcome; result; blame
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
almost every day; almost daily
to continue to rain or snow
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance