to like; to love; to be fond of
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing