murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
third day of the month; three days
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to get out of bed; to show a leg
same generation; one's generation
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
several times; a few times
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
angle of view (photography)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
older brother and younger sister
attendance (at school); going to school
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
light meter; exposure meter
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
special; particular; peculiar; unique
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
stairs; stairway; staircase
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)