comfort; consolation; diversion
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
overdose; excessive consumption
it is I who should say so
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
one-year-old; one year old
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
leaving school during a term
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
smuggling; contraband trade
time; season; period; phase; stage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
full payment; liquidation
to get change back; to be more than enough
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb