to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
true character; true heart; true spirit
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
feather; plume; plumage; down
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
standard; set; routine; decided
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
day of spring; spring sun
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
for a while; for some time; for a period
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
eco bag; reusable shopping bag
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
female high school student
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in