Vocabulary

to joke; to kid around

to be somewhat stylish; to be somewhat chic

to pluck the strings of an instrument; to strum

to smooth with the hand; to stroke; to comb (down)

to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

to rest in peace; to attain eternal rest

to consume greedily

to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught

to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in

to close a position

to step back; to walk backwards

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

to regurgitate; to vomit; to throw up

to sleep

to accumulate (writings, compositions, etc. that one has not yet published); to build up a stock of (manuscripts, etc.)

to cling to

to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled

to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh

to grind up; to grind down; to pound; to crush; to mash; to stamp (ore)

to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)

to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

to peel off and fall; to flake away

to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate

to bury (e.g. in ash, snow, earth); to cover

to be cooked; to have finished cooking

to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to run off

to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you

to shake off (e.g. rain from an umbrella)

to come surging (waves, enemy troops, etc.)

to dust; to remove dust

to turn everything into a joke; to continue joking to the last

to pile up; to cumulate

to swing late (at a ball)

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)

to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)

to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)

to haul up; to pull up (with both hands); to reel in

to flutter; to wave; to move restlessly

to pull down; to haul down

to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around