thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
opposite; reverse; contrary
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
popular person; favorite; favourite
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
go that far; to that extent
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely