high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
photograph of two people, usu. male and female; man and woman being alone together; phone dating service where a couple are randomly connected for a conversation
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
worried look; concerned expression
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to be exhausted; to be worn out
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to summon courage; to be brave
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
place where one works; construction site; working area
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to tear off; to strip; to rob
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
cooperation; coordination; link
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to face on; to look out on to
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
degeneration; retrogression
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special