visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
matter of time; question of time
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to frolic about; to mess around
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
major progress; huge advance
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
general mobilization; general mobilisation
triple time; three important requisites
root; joint; base; crotch
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
(giving) instruction; initiation
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to be led by; to be headed by
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
(unusually) dry rainy season
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to breathe out; to exhale
the whole day; all the day
to shave off; to scrape off
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to play with fire; to do something very dangerous; to take a great risk; (lit.) to step on a tiger's tail
nice; likeable; desirable
to loiter around; to wander about
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
person from (the planet of)
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency