to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
young girl; lass; adolescent female
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to run around; to bustle about
letter (of alphabet); character
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
the scruff or nape of the neck
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
some people; a few people; several people
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
although I say; although one might say; although called
observation; survey; watching
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
several people; a few people
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
action of making something; -ification
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute