sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
shrill voice (esp. of women and children)
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
very popular; highly favoured
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
correspondence; exchange of letters
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
sightseer; spectator; viewer
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
in the city; in the community
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
fanfare; flourish of trumpets
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
endless; boundless; everlasting