to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
again; once more; a second time
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
store interior; inside of a shop
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to taste; to try (food or drink)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness