to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one lump; one body; one group
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
remembrance; recollection; recognition
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
neighbourhood; neighborhood
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
rather; better; instead; if anything
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation