crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
to stay (at); to stop (at)
several years; a few years
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to mark the end; to spell the end
before ... days (months, etc.)