to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to watch steadily; to stare
without permission; without notice
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
not yet known; unknown; strange
result; effect; performance; success
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
relatively; comparatively
to badger; to pester; to beg
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature