grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be kind to; to treat kindly
just one person; only one
solitude; loneliness; isolation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
ingredient; component; composition
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders