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)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such ... as; or some such
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
crops; agricultural produce
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
visitor (to a factory, school, lab., etc.)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
management; administration; operation
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)