to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath
front; frontage; facade; main
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
housing district; residential district
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to be softened; to calm down
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
different opinion; objection
free time; time at leisure
to cut corners; to be shoddy
that; the matter in question
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
not understanding; not knowing
originally; by nature; from the start
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
estimate (of costs); budget
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
revealing talk; insider talk; inside story
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost