far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
of no concern at all; I couldn't care less; no skin off my nose
back (of a chair); backrest
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story; bullshit
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
no, not like that (but like this)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
not limited to; not just ...
art project which is done in place of a graduation thesis at a college of arts
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
in the meanwhile; during the time
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
even though; despite; when
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
more than usual (usu. time)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition