to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
as you see; as you can see
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
the same as always; day after day
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
banning of books; banned book
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
lost article; lost property
to travel on frequently (e.g. a road or path)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to be perturbed; to be agitated
cotton gloves; working gloves
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
major cleanup; spring cleaning
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts