baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
spread; span; expanse; extent
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
load; loading; weight (of a load)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
immature form (of an organism); young animal
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
with a pop; with a squish; grainy; crunchy; bubble wrap; small grains
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); icky; to stick closely
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to push aside; to brush aside
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress