to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
bromide; publicity photograph of a movie star, entertainer, etc.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
future (usually near); prospects
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
occasional; infrequent; rare
to distract oneself; to take one's mind off one's worries
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
complete change; about-face
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
emergence (of insects); eclosion; growing wings
time; season; period; phase; stage
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely