indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
one by one; one after another; successively
marriageable age; chance of marriage
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
assembly at the end of the day (at a company or school, etc.)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to breathe out; to exhale
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
preparations for returning (home)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
clanging; empty; deserted
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to be tired of looking at