to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
it is I who should say so
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
opinion; point of view; visual point
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
declaration; proclamation; announcement
by sheer strength; by brute force
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
release; emission; ejection
ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pass (of time); to elapse
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
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
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
hair style; coiffure; hairdo