ladies' bicycle (esp. one with a front basket); granny bike
called; known as; that; to say
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
right behind; just behind; directly behind
calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
ancient city; former capital
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
with a (light) slapping sound
counter for wheels and flowers
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
sulky look (often with puffed cheeks); sullen look; pout; glower
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
crash; smash; crunch; bang
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
restive horse; runaway horse; out of control horse
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to stare back (at); to glare back
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
covered in mud; mud-caked
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch