save; checking; curbing; suppressing
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
powerless; helpless; incompetent
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
another thing; other things; another man's property
moisturizing; maintenance of humidity
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
production (e.g. play); direction
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
several minutes; a few minutes
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to spend time (on doing something)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to soak; to steep; to macerate