to catch fire (of charcoal); to start burning; to burn away; to burn merrily
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
on the occasion of; at the time of
the place for; the time for; the level of
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to find out; to discover; to locate
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
main cause; primary factor