all eyes; public attention
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
school affairs; religious affairs
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
another kind; distinct species; variety
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
and then; and so; and; so then
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
government office; public office
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
active; dynamic; energetic
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
matching clothing worn by couples
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to make merry; to be festive
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
good humour (humor); good mood
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude