taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
rapid-fire comic dialogue
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
great difference; big difference; wide margin
sick; nauseated; angry; irritated
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
middle of the night; dead of night
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
breathing of a sleeping person
the year end; end of the year; last days of the year
illumination; decorative lighting
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of