to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
work; business; company; study
destination (of a letter, parcel, etc.); receiver's address; consignee
destination (one is heading towards); goal
motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
recipient (e.g. of mail); addressee; payee; beneficiary
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to smile (at); to grin (at)
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
innumerable; countless; numberless
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
it's been a long time; long time no see
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
beginning; opening; start; outset
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
man; male; masculine gender
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
novel; story; (work of) fiction
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)