yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
with a friendly grin; smilingly
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
determination; resolution
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
magical; sorcerous; supernatural
region; limits; stage; level
only recently; just of late
all over; all over the place; everywhere
hot topic; talk of the town
indescribable; having no way to express
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to close (one's eyes); to shut
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
voice training; vocal exercises
to snatch from; to steal from
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
to change completely; to change suddenly
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to take back; to recapture
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation