(find) common (meeting) ground
magazine (for a firearm); cylinder (of a revolver)
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
certainly; surely; definitely
soaking (wet); wringing; dripping; drenched
respect and affection; love and respect
physical condition; state of health; shape
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
settlement (of an account); liquidation of debts; payment
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
far away in the distance; in the far distance
to blaze; to burn brightly
to flush out (a hare, fox, etc.); to drive out; to drive (cattle, sheep, etc.); to urge on; to drive (to do); to urge
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
to blow away; to blow (a ship) off course; to make flutter (in the wind); to fly (a flag)
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; indeterminate
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
common knowledge; widely known; known to everybody
to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
one after another; in rapid succession
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
supply; provision; service; supply
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
dwelling unit (esp. in apartment block, etc.)
stereotyped; patterned; typical
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual