to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
something like ...; something called ...
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
course; route; path; process; means
that day; the very same day
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
covering; protection; backing; relief
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
honour; honor; glory; privilege
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN