tornado; hurricane; typhoon
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to talk; to carry meaning
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to proceed with things; to carry out; to do
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
all present; all concerned; all of us
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
reinforcement; strengthening
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
face; looks; vestiges; trace
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
surging sea; rough sea; large waves
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
ironist; sarcastic person; sharp tongue; satirist
busybody; meddler; nosey parker
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
almost every day; almost daily
to compete with; to vie for
growth period; growing season
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
the whole day; all the day
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
steep mountain; craggy mountain
hospitalization; hospitalisation
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern