to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rather; better; instead; if anything
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to become pale; to turn pale
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
family; members of a family
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
head; lead; vanguard; first
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
to force one's way; to push through