to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
irritating; impatient; annoying; frustrating; vexing
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
outcast; odd man out; pariah
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
snivel; nasal mucus; snot
really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
to shake off; to throw off
large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
influence (on someone); inspiration
event; phenomenon; matter
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times