regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
answering machine; answerphone
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
parking area for bicycles
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
purse snatching; handbag snatching; purse snatcher; handbag snatcher
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
seeing one off; farewell; escort
physical education; PE; gym (class)
acceleration; speeding up
ignoring; acting as if it is nothing
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
club activities; extracurricular activities
meathead; muscle head; person who is obsessed with bodybuilding
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
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
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to squeeze out; to wring out
running out of gasoline (petrol)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with