to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
large amount of money; great cost
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
distant look; faraway look
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low