to turn down (heat, sound, etc.); to weaken
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to add (e.g. a postscript)
to ask a question; to ask questions
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
wired; cabled; communication by wire
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
popular line (of products); best-selling line; hot sellers
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
circulation (of money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (of air, water, etc.); ventilation; flow
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
investment; contribution; financing
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
buying (in large quantities); (wholesale) purchase; buying in; (one's) usual (store, supplier, etc.); regular; favourite (brand, shop, etc.)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
place to put something; storage space
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond