to have a talk; to tell a story
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
it is not (like that) either
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
very interesting; of great interest
having no effect; waste of effort
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
thought; consideration; thinking
to pay attention; to be watchful
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
free (of charge); gratuitous
parking area for bicycles
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued