to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
such; this sort of; like this
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit