severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
not counted (in the score); not tallied
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
attendance; presence; appearance
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
one too shy to actively join in the party; wallflower
participation; joining; entry; adherence
rather; better; instead; if anything
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
just past noon; afternoon
by means of; due to; because of; according to
dressing up; wearing fancy clothes
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)