Vocabulary

to put someone to work; to make someone work

to appear to want to have (something); to obviously want; to seem to want; to indicate a wish for

to make (someone) angry; to anger; to offend; to rile up; to provoke (to anger)

to buy up

to air; to dry; to desiccate

to have more wins than losses; to lead an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be ahead (in wins); to take the lead

to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

to return (something); to restore; to put back

to be repaid; to be rewarded

to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

to fry; to saute; to stir-fry

to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble

to want; to desire

to slip out; to sneak away; to break free; to get through (a difficult situation)

to do

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to get in; to step in (a house)

to be absent; to take a day off; to rest

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper

to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to circulate; to go around; to be passed around; to become known

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between

to build; to construct; to put up

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch

to know; to understand; to be aware of; to regard as; to take for

to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)

to swim

to save; to rescue; to spare

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form)

to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be based on; to apply correspondingly

to get a late start

to gather; to collect; to assemble

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to plane; to whittle; to pare; to scrape off

to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking

to tell; to inform; to announce

to spread; to be propagated

to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten