I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
how long; how far; how much
to pour (of rain); to pound down
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
height of; middle of; full bloom
summer vacation; summer holiday
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
schoolgirl; female student
with a start; with a jump
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to thrust away; to send flying
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
whispering; murmuring; subdued
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
third day of the month; three days
centre of attention; center of attention
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
end of term; end of semester
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
to translate; to interpret
calling by name; designation; nomination
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
completely; fully; entirely
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely