to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
(wicker) basket used for carrying fish; creel
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
day after day; day by day
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
thicket; coppice; brushwood
slope; slanting surface; bevel
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
poorly made article; defective article; Gautama Buddha
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
dry riverbed; river beach
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
postwar period; period after Second World War
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
official business; public business
treasure house; storage for valuable property
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume