(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
sympathy; compassion; pity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
old friend; old acquaintance
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
influence; effect; impact
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property