Vocabulary

to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through

to end; to be finished; to be exhausted

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on

to return; to come home; to go home; to go back

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd

to suck up; to pump up; to draw up; to absorb; to extract

to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to revive; to promote; to make prosperous

to approach; to draw near; to get close

to swarm; to gather

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to be matched against

to investigate; to examine

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to receive (e.g. a title)

to be wet (with tears); to be moist

to begin to write; to start writing

to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder

to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

to make up for; to compensate for; to offset

to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on

to find; to discover; to come across; to spot; to catch (someone doing)

to digest

to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay

to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label

to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied

to remove; to take away; to clear away

to start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

to pour into; to wash down (food)

to age; to grow old

to become blunt; to grow dull

to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected

to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

to plant; to transplant

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

to repair; to mend; to fix; to correct (a mistake, bad habit, etc.); to put right; to restore