pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
simply (cannot); definitely (cannot); absolutely (cannot); by no means
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
digital watch; digital clock
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
in that manner; like that
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
female high-school student
annual (plant); first-year student
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth