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)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look away; to turn away
freely; right and left; as one pleases
primary school; elementary school; grade school
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
everything; anything; nothing
opposite side; opposition
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
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
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
and yet; though; when; in spite of
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)