sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
oilily; slimily; slipperily
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
gliding; sliding; skating (on ice); taxiing (aircraft); making a takeoff run
single sexual encounter; one-night stand
interior; inside; internal
feminine; womanly; female
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
as is usual with; in common with
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
the same generation; coeval
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to press a question; to cross-examine
illegitimate child; secret love child
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
repeater (telecommunications); repeat customer; regular customer; person who does the same (negative) act repeatedly
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
overhasty; rash; premature