tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
don't worry; there's no need to worry
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
leading person; foremost figure
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to be overcome with emotion
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
opinion; point of view; visual point
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
sitting with one's legs out to one side
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over