Vocabulary

handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up

slow down; slow

keep the distance; beware of the car in front of you

to lower the bar

(beware of) merging traffic

No Crossing; Do Not Cross

accidents frequent; accident-prone zone; accident blackspot

confirm your distance; keep your distance

in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance

to bloom; to blossom

to exaggerate

to join in; to have a share in; to get in on the act

all over; all over the place; everywhere

observable universe

paper dictionary; printed dictionary

(nothing) but a little

(nothing) but a little

(nothing) but a little

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

unwell; in a bad state; out of sorts; in a bad way

no news is good news

to gather in a circle; to form a circle

event horizon

(with) only a few left; (with) little left

to feel uncomfortable; to be offended; to have a bad time

person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; goldfish poop

a rolling stone gathers no moss

two heads are better than one; consult even with your knees

the morally upright have a hard time making friends; fish will not live in water that is (too) clean

by mutual agreement; by mutual consent

was pretty; was beautiful; was clean

to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over

that could work; it's not unthinkable; it's not entirely out there

to proceed with things; to carry out; to do

(writing to someone on Twitter) without either person following the other

completely changed; totally transformed

available for immediate move-in

to have a dream; to walk along the road of dreams

to talk of one's dreams (esp. unrealistic, far-fetched ones); to dream out loud

to add a new page (e.g. to the annals of history)