first place (in a race); first to arrive; one suit (of clothes); one item (of clothing); putting on (formal clothes); wearing
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
mischief; (child's) prank; (extramarital) affair
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade
to leak (urine, feces); to soil one's pants; to dump (untreated waste, sewage, etc.); to discharge (untreated effluent); to leak (information, secrets, etc.); to bleed (a deficit, losses, etc.)
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
to concern; to be related
questions and answers; dialogue
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
way out; means to escape; escape route
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
inattention; absent-mindedness
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
kitchen; financial situation; finances
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
to sigh; to breathe a sigh