loitering; hanging around; wandering around
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
step; stride; counter for steps
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
a short while ago; already
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
to be infected; to be contagious
bride; one's daughter-in-law
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
what time; (lit.) which hour
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
changing clothes; change of clothes
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite