to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
secret; private; surreptitious
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
natural; reasonable; understandable
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing
to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction; to outbid (someone); to knock down (at an auction)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
small sum (of money); small amount
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
falling apart while cooking
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
trio; gang of three; threesome
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
your daughter; young woman
to adhere to one's principles; to preserve one's chastity
art of self-defense (defence)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
overall; general; as a whole
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to not take seriously; to take lightly