rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
two times; twice; two degrees
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
deep emotion; strong feelings
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to undergo great hardships; to waste away from great effort and worry
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
as a child; when one was a child
to blossom; to flower; to bloom