immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
unprecedented; never seen before
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
in the meanwhile; during the time
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
inattention; absent-mindedness
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless