to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
arbitration; intercession; mediation
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to work without sleep or rest
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
craft; cunning; guile; serpentine wisdom
home area; home town; local
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
reading aloud; recitation
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
pure; true; genuine; unmixed