as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
looking slender in clothing
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
return of something; repayment
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to be conspicuous; to stand out
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less