shift the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); pass the buck
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
children's story; fairy tale
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
one after another; in rapid succession
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason