to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
to smile broadly; to grin widely
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
(in) her way; peculiar to her
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
thing that reminds one of a particular season; poem about natural scenery; poem about a particular season
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to fall on one's backside
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
around the world; throughout the world
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
nothing but; none other than
to mix; to stir; to blend
to fall in love (with); to love
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
elopement; running away with a lover
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together