text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
steering (of a boat); steerage
leaving everything up to someone else
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
loving couple; couple of lovebirds; happily married couple (who are always together)
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
studies; schoolwork; classwork
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
depending on; dependent on
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
your daughter; young woman
internal conflict; family quarrel; domestic trouble
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
hard worker; hardworking person
to bend sharply; to twist; to contort; to curl
association of like-minded people
support; backing; patronage
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
training; drilling; strengthening
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
800,000; eight hundred thousand
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
eating with one's fingers; snitching food; snatched food; embezzlement; misappropriation; flirting
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
pan; pot; transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; (arch.) maidservant; (arch.) housemaid
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
no exception; without exception; always the same
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
author (usu. of a particular book); writer