lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
to begin a new chapter (in)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)
scientific name (of a species); binomial name; Latin name; academic reputation
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
indeed; really; truly; very much
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
hot topic; talk of the town
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
commuting to school; school commute
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right