Vocabulary

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent

to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to toss

to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort

to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to inquire after

to collapse; to crumble

to see (someone) off; to escort

to pin down; to hold down; to press down; to hold in place; to hold steady

to touch; to come in contact with; to border on; to adjoin; to be adjacent; to be close

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to recount

to change; to alter; to revise; to replace

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze

to tie; to bind; to fasten

to look at again

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.)

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to deal out; to serve out

to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors)

to meet; to greet

to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

to be packed (with); to be filled; to be full (e.g. of a schedule)

to threaten; to menace; to intimidate

to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

to float; to set afloat; to launch

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to dish up; to fill (a bowl) with

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off

to air; to dry; to desiccate

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to partition; to divide

to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea)

to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die

to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do

to pull out; to take out; to draw out; to withdraw

to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides)

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry