admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to think of; to come up with
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flare up; to burst into flames
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
offender; criminal; culprit
the scruff or nape of the neck
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
running away; escaping on foot
best article under heaven; peerless
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way