don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
exemplar; model; example; pattern
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
social meeting place; watering hole
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
honor; honour; credit; prestige
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
counter for choices, options, etc.
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
trembling from fear; trembling all over
viewing as ...; seeing as ...; treating as ...; regarding as ...
to let out a cry; to break forth
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb