paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
not yet known; unknown; strange
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
service business (hotel, restaurant, entertainment); service industry
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
such; this sort of; like this
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be helpful; to be useful
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)