in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
the other day; lately; recently
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
practice meeting; practice group
leisure time; idle moment
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
opinion; point of view; visual point
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
clear; distinct; evident; definite
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
special selection; finest pick; top pick
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
starting point; starting line
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
let's not say (such things) to each other
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
careful observation; close attention
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
in tatters; in pieces; wiped out
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears