light music; popular music
association of like-minded people
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
club activities; extracurricular activities
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to begin talking; to open up
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
festival; feast; carnival
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
incident; affair; happening; event
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
breaking off; snapping off
spider's thread; spider silk
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision