one run of a television series
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
landscape gardening; landscape architecture
short-distance race; sprint
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
heedless of danger; braving dangers
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
fanaticism; zealotry; blind devotion
horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter
bedridden; confined to bed
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to become experienced (after many years of practice)
best friend; very close friend
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
everything one does; whatever one does
odds and ends; all; every
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
(one acting as a) foster parent
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side