to make light of; to ignore; to slight
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
free time; time at leisure
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
getting an advance (on one's salary)
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to be used to doing; to be experienced in
serious; not joking; straight
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
it is not (like that) either
fast-talking; rapid talking
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return