coincident with; while; simultaneously
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to cross (each other); to pass (each other); to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by; to have a misunderstanding; to go awry
please (give me); please (do for me)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
item; something that one "just has to have"
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
pompom; pompon; pom-pom; pom-pon
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence