good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to mistake (for something or someone else); to be unable to recognize
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
scene change; cutaway; cut
fiction; fabrication; concoction
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
(public) peace; stability; tranquility; tranquillity
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum; to fly into a rage
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to be impolite; to be discourteous
SMS; short message service
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
popular spot; popular place; popular location
appointment; rendezvous; date
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent