cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be too numerous; to be too much
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
how long; how much; to what extent
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
womanly; ladylike; feminine
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
indicate reason; infers some protest
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be at a loss for words
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to slap; to strike; to spank
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
is something that; is that which
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand