to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
again; once again; yet again
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
woman; female; feminine gender
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
prone to adultery; flirtatious
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
surname; family name; last name
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
difficult to approach; inaccessible
hostility; animosity; enmity
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
height (of a person); stature