to tower over the surroundings
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
without; but if; otherwise; or else
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
finish; finishing; finishing touches
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to machine; to cut; to scrape
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to burrow through; to dig through
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. of a road to traffic); resumption of services
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
to overflow from something full
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
slurring (of speech); indistinctly; inarticulately
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
these days; nowadays; recently
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
bathing; going in the bath
to re-enter; to rejoin; to re-enrol
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
(short) run; drive; ride; spin
(for the) first time in one's life