the other day; a few days ago
main street; avenue; boulevard
street in front of station
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
to uncover; to solve; to reveal
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
water shield (Brasenia schreberi)
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(police) detective; criminal matter
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
winter road; roads in the winter
payment (for labour); pay; charge; wages
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
24th day of the month; 24 days
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday; compensatory day off work (for having worked on a holiday, etc.)
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
21st day of the month; 21 days
lodging host; lodging place
23rd day of the month; 23 days
opening ceremony (of the school term)
(positive) economic effect
friend's house; home of a friend
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night