to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
height (of a person); stature
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
such ... as; or some such
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
considerably; greatly; a lot
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
to repeat; to do over again
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
elder sister; effeminate man
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
lightly; easily; carelessly
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
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
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
bursting at the seams; bulging
to be filled to bursting; to burst
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation