(it was) not until; (it was) only when
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
to hand over; to surrender
one-by-one; separately; in detail
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to rain incessantly; to downpour
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
here and there; everywhere
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities