reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to be able to manage somehow or another
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to feel under pressure; to feel impatient; to be in a hurry
solitude; loneliness; isolation
being left out; being ostracized
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
platform; home; home base; home plate
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
smallish; on the small side
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
two dimensions; fictional world of anime, manga, video games, etc.
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
so-and-so; who?; which people?
(railway) buffer stop; bumper; bumping post
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)