to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
improvement; amelioration
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
fee-charging; paid; not free; toll road
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
morning; forenoon; just before noon
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
contrary to one's expectations
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
if you think about it; come to think of it
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to collect; to assemble; to gather
agricultural land; farmland
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual