to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
washing machine (laundry)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
I see; that's right; indeed
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
answering machine; answerphone
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
violent conduct; misconduct; dissipation; profligacy; debauchery
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
to complete decisively; to do to completion
decoration; ornament; trimmings
one by one; one each; one at a time
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares
to think too much; to be over-concerned
parting; separation; farewell
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
pupil; student; schoolchild
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle