sprinkling water (to keep down dust, cool pavements, etc.)
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
mercilessly; relentlessly; unsparingly
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
to boil up; to be thoroughly cooked
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
equation; formula; method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
untouched; unused; intact
assertion; declaration; affirmation
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)