to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
resentment; indignation; anger
that; the matter in question
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
indisposition (e.g. a cold) caused by getting chilled while sleeping
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
speaking voice; talking voice
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
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.)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick