near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
declaration; proclamation; announcement
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 reach; to get to; to arrive at
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
older sister; elder sister
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
first of all; first thing
to make merry; to be festive
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
before one knows; unnoticed; unawares
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?