to cut off; to lop off; to prune
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sympathy; compassion; pity
scenery; scene; landscape
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
almost; roughly; approximately
commuting to school; school commute
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting; bobbed hair; bob
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
chilly; unpleasantly cold
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
continuation; succession; series
front; frontage; facade; main
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be born; to come into this world
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then