to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
back street; back alley; off-street
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
unable to resist; unable to suppress
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
had better ...; had better not ...
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
with a start; with a jump
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
to take a breath; to take a short rest