to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
new (musical) composition; new piece; new song
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
since when; from when; how long
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
now that you say that; now that you mention it
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
that's the way it is; such is life
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
around the world; throughout the world
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak