neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
declaration; proclamation; announcement
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
signing; autograph session
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
debut work; one's first work
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
(opening) with a clatter; loudly; flinging (open); (changing) completely; dramatically; suddenly
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
to keep (something) a close secret; to hide (the truth, one's pain, etc.); to keep hidden
have a pain in one's chest
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
what kind of; what sort of; what
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)