to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
grasp; catch; understanding
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
reconciliation; make peace with
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
you could say; you might say; verging on the
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
and also; and on top of that; so (I take it that ...); then ...; (arch.) in that case; (arch.) if so
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you