to encourage someone to expect something; to raise someone's hopes
balloon art; balloon modelling; balloon twisting
taking a cut (of someone else's money); taking a rake-off; pocketing a kickback; skimming (a percentage of the profits, proceeds, etc.)
list or table of charges; tariff; price list
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
written notification; notification (written)
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
good wife and wise mother
to not be taken seriously
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
powerful medicine; strong poison
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
(very) patient; persevering
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
ninth day of the month; nine days
how; in what way; in what manner
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse