to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
just past noon; afternoon
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
late at night; small hours of the morning
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
pasturing (e.g. cattle); letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
to become attached; to begin to love
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
not worth considering; out of the question
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to become an expert; to be a master (of)