to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
Galápagos tortoise (Geochelone nigra); Galapagos giant tortoise
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
contract; compact; agreement
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
vertical line; vertical bar (symbol); bar line
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
carelessly; inattentively
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
contract price; successful tender price
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
making money; making a profit
spurious letter; apocryphal book; forgery
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly