to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
celebration; auspicious occasion
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to forget completely; to leave behind
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
posture; position; stance
to sulk; to be peevish; to run away from home
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
manly; masculine; like a man
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
can't go on like this; can't stand it anymore; can't take it any longer
engineer; technical officer
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference