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
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; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
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; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
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
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
just as one thought; as usual; 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
estimate (of costs); budget
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
building time; construction period
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
greater than ...; bigger ...
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request