to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
time axis; time basis; timeline
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
near oneself; close to one; familiar
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
few decades; many decades; several decades
chivalrous spirit; heroic defence of the weak; chivalrous man; ruffian who acts under the pretence of chivalry
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
accomplice; co-conspirator
to sniff out; to get wind of
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
since when; from when; how long
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
to carry around; to carry on one's person
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
to take off one's glasses
to pity; to sympathize with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to appreciate; to recognize (someone's efforts)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when