to subsist; to keep on living
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
background music; (movie or commercial) soundtrack; featured songs
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
that day; the very same day
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
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
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
stickleback (Gasterosteidae spp.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with