flour; meal; powder; heroin
to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
body; physique; build; stature
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
dozens; scores of; decades
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
getting (very) cold; becoming (much) colder; chill; cooling down (of economic activity); slowdown; decline
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to make frantic efforts; to make an all-out effort; to try desperately
turning sideways; landscape orientation
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
composite; combined; complex
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
late summer heat; lingering summer heat