to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
time; season; period; phase; stage
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
last week; the week before
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
primary school; elementary school; grade school
(not so) much; (not) very
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by