counter for books; volume
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
to be too late; to be too slow
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to mark the end; to spell the end
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to stop (plug) one's ears
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow up; to become an adult
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to be injured; to sustain a wound
everyday life; daily life
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
exploitation; overuse; abuse
to shorten one's life (through hardship, etc.); to hasten one's death
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to catch the eye; to attract attention
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
to find out; to discover; to locate
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?