(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
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.)
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
several times; once or twice
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
(not) a soul; (not) a single person
apparent; obvious; very clear
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
store interior; inside of a shop
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
for a while; for some time; for a period
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to find out; to discover; to locate
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
to run through; to run past
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to telephone; to make a phone call
answering machine; answerphone
aimlessly; without a goal
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
serious; severe; grave; acute
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops