to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
how; in what way; in what manner
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
mask; disguise; guise; mask
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
there being no use in arguing (about it)
product; produce; result; fruit
point in common; common feature
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; to feel down