bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
number one; first; best; most; game; round
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
confections; sweets; candy; cake
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
elder sister; older female friend
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
generously; liberally; magnanimously
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to make one feel grateful
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
older sister; elder sister
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
nonchalantly; without a care
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp