to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
corridor; hallway; passageway
many; much; plenty; hardly
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
partly open; in half bloom
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
old clothes; secondhand clothing
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
every year; yearly; annually
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
how many years; how long; what year
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled