senior; elder; person older than oneself
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
to talk; to chat; to chatter
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
moisture; humidity; dampness
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
slight; insignificant; small
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to be sticky; to be stringy; to be glutinous
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
congestion caused by a traffic accident
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
Bon holidays; Bon holiday period (in mid-August)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
to be contrary to one's expectations
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go