late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
take care of yourself; get well soon
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to do together; to share; to participate in
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
school route; street used by students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
fetish; passion; enthusiasm
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
all eyes (of the public); (in) full view of the public; (with) everyone looking on; (focus of) public attention
way of asking; way of listening; listener
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
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
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed