on the way home from school
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
false charge; false accusation; misrepresentation
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
preparing for action or battle
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
a (single) moment; an instant
to find out; to dig up; to sniff out; to worm out; to pry out; to spy out
around the clock; day and night
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear