request; favour (to ask); wish; please
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
such ... as; or some such
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
indies; independent film, music, publishing, etc.
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
originally; by nature; from the start
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
both; both sides; both parties
(period of) a year; during an era
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
just because; even if; even though
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
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
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
street at night; making a night journey
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever