to be kind to; to treat kindly
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
opposite side; opposition
stifled (laughter); simmering
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
tail (animal); tail end; tip
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to pluck; to pick; to tear
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
interval; break; pause; spare moment
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
quantity or volume of water
time; season; period; phase; stage
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl