to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
one's manners; one's attitude
essence; true nature; substance; reality
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
internal organs; viscera; intestines
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to chase; to run after; to pursue
official announcement; proclamation
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo