cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
determination; resolution
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
in the mountains; among the mountains
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
just past noon; afternoon
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
only; merely; but; no more than
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved