occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
a step; short distance; short time
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
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
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
head; chief; boss; leader
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
sudden shower; sudden downpour
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to fly around; to scatter
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
how many years; how long; what year
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying