expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
skin color; skin colour; flesh color; flesh colour
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
to watch over; to watch attentively
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
river; stream; River; the ... river
to find out; to discover; to locate
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to bring back; to restore
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
parting; separation; farewell
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
junction; crossroads; division point; parting of ways
due form; official; formality
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that day; the very same day
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...