splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
homeless; homeless person
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
door; gate; opening; title page
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
manner of using one's hands
match (to light fire with)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
thuddingly; plumping down (like a heavy weight)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)