small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
sealing hermetically; sealing (up)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
other side; opposite side; other party
premature joy; short-lived elation
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
surroundings; environs; circumference
to have a rumor circulating
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
way one walks; one's walk
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
relief party; rescue party
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something