to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
feeling; sense; impression
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
person requiring special attention; person to be wary of; person under (police) surveillance; dangerous person
name; given name; first name
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
the future; future prospects
pleasant feeling; good vibes
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity