Vocabulary

to blow away; to blow off; to blow up

to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

to ask; to enquire; to inquire

to dig; to excavate; to hollow

to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time

to cultivate; to foster

to fall fast asleep

to urge; to encourage; to press; to prompt; to draw (attention to)

to dye; to colour; to color

to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves)

to be ill; to suffer from

to emboss; to carve in relief

to get dirty; to become dirty

to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed

to become pale; to turn pale

to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

to walk in on; to tread upon

to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete

to forge; to temper

to put out; to extinguish

to begin to

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down

to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish

to name; to call; to christen; to term

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

to discuss; to talk about; to deal with (a topic)

to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to finance; to maintain (e.g. a family)

to feel; to sense; to experience

to send (rain); to shed

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

to leave (a note, will, etc.) behind

to pursue

to meet; to assemble; to gather

to compromise; to meet halfway

to yearn for; to long for; to pine for; to miss; to love dearly; to adore

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award

to be buried; to be covered; to be surrounded

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from

to crowd out; to push out; to squeeze out

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor