to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter
old couple; elderly couple
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
real experience; actual observations
during; for the duration of
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
marking; grading; scoring
happy memory; sweet memory
many; much; plenty; hardly
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
day after day; day by day
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
chopping board; cutting board
to run through; to run past
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops