to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
meteor; shooting star; falling star
shopping; purchased goods
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
now that you say that; now that you mention it
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to examine someone's expression
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to begin to overflow; to start overflowing; to pour out
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
bright green; chartreuse green
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre