to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
to be smeared; to be covered
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to begin some form of lifestyle
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
full-course dinner; multicourse meal; full (educational) course
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to keep a record; to keep a tally
very rare; very unlikely (to happen); scarcely; seldom; improbable; almost never (occurring)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to shift (something) from one hand to the other; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to exchange (what one is holding for something else)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
second marriage; remarriage
long ago; a long time ago; already
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity