to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
first meeting; first interview with
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
failure story; horror story
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
incompetent; have no merit
close; intimate; on good terms
to feel a chill run down one's spine
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
chasm; interstice; crevice; vulva; slit; cunt
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to tread down so as to harden (soil, snow, etc.)
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
divide into four pieces; one fourth
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
addition; supplement; appending; appendix