spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to let (someone) take hold of your hand
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wedding ring; wedding band
how long; how much; to what extent
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
one's physical safety; personal security
standing; reserve; always having ready
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
few decades; many decades; several decades
large amount of money; great cost
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve