Vocabulary

to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim

to gather; to collect; to assemble

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

to inherit; to succeed; to take over

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

to tell; to inform; to announce

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch

to do

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to suspend (from); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)

to spread; to be propagated

to be in time (for)

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

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

to get a late start

to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel

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

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

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

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to soak up; to absorb

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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

to swim

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

to save; to rescue; to spare

to calculate; to compute

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

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

to want; to desire

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

to swing; to sway; to shake; to tremble

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

to build; to construct; to put up

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

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

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

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

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