to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to put into the mouth; to eat
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
entering and leaving hospital
same generation; one's generation
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
heavy heartbeat; thumping; pounding
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
dashing around on a horse; running around; exerting oneself (for another)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to harm; to cause harm to
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
interruption; suspension; break
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to be transparent; to show through
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite