Vocabulary

to appear to suffer from the heat; to complain of the heat; to swelter

to knit together; to intertwine

to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern

to wash away

to be thankful; to feel grateful; to show one's gratitude

to finish speaking

to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle

to miss a chance to do; to fail to do

to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention

to forget to say; to forget to mention

to meet someone by chance; to happen upon

to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down

to get angry; to lose one's temper

to bury (in the ground)

to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl

to complain of pain; to show signs of physical distress

to torment; to harass; to tease

to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

to smoke out (insects, animals, etc.)

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

to transplant (a plant); to replant

to be carried away; to be delirious; to lapse into delirium

to get slightly dirty (all over)

to discard; to abandon

to attack; to strike; to take a swing at

to take away; to carry off

to fester

to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs

to sell out; to exhaust one's stock

to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf

to preordain

to be reflected (in); to be mirrored (in)

to compose (e.g. poem)

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

to become decrepit and ugly with age

to gain on (someone); to run (someone) close

to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)

to get narrower; to contract

to be saved up (of money)

to become loose; to slacken; to soften