errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
order; command; directions; instructions
loitering on the way; wayside grass
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
way of talking; speaking style
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
beyond that point; after that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
it's been a long time; long time no see
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
from the viewpoint of; according to
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
no, not like that (but like this)
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
past days; bygone days; days of yore; while still alive; during one's lifetime
to be clear; to be distinct; to be skillful; to be skilful; to be well-executed; to get cold
there's no smoke without fire
to look young; to seem young
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden