coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
several minutes; a few minutes
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
largest class; top category
witnessing; observing; sighting
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
secret admirer; closet fan
very much; exceedingly; extremely
positive thinking; optimism
popular person; favorite; favourite
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
shameless; shameless person
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
you could say; you might say; verging on the
one's share; one's portion
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
all you have to do is; just; that's all
relatively; comparatively
extensive; vast range; wide scope
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished