reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
examination; consideration; test; quiz
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
surroundings; environs; circumference
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
splish-splash; with a splash
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
column of water; water column
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names