to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus
to be born; to come into the world
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
fact-finding investigation; investigation into actual conditions; fact-finding survey
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
absorption; suction; attraction
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to make a list; to enumerate
coherence; order; focus; point
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
enumeration; citation; listing
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
preparation; arrangements
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to whine; to make feeble complaints
on bad terms; at loggerheads
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance