to mix; to stir; to blend
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
by sheer strength; by brute force
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
other side; opposite side; other party
to start to move; to get going; to come alive