to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
back off!; leave me alone!
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
that's the way it is; such is life
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)