Vocabulary

to read avidly

to increase more and more; to continue to increase; to become more and more intense; to get stronger and stronger

to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew

to haul in hand over hand

to be driven by (a feeling, impulse, etc.); to be carried away by; to be seized with; to be stricken with; to be impelled by; to be spurred on by

to dry up; to exhaust (e.g. resources, talent)

to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly

to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)

to boil down

to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be rash; to be impetuous

to be filled to bursting; to burst

to be thickly clad

to be heart-warming

to take care; to mind; to be attentive

to be at one's wit's end; to be in great trouble; to be at a loss

to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing

to be thrown in jail; to be locked up; to be put in the slammer; to be put away

to rank (as); to occupy (a position)

to treat; to feast; to provide dinner for

to stir well; to mix thoroughly

to enclose (with); to surround (with); to encircle

to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to

to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise

to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from

to do by the use of

to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage

to die; to expire

to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous

to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep

to fall asleep; to sleep deeply

to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked

to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile

to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on

to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent

to be hesitant; to feel timid

to get along with; to compromise; to make concessions; to come to an agreement

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded