now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
box; box-shape; cube-type
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
treasure house; storage for valuable property
official business; public business
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
dry riverbed; river beach
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter