to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
pajama party; pyjama party; slumber party
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
speaking voice; talking voice
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
number of times; frequency; count
it's been a long time; long time no see
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to dry (up); to become parched; to ebb; to recede
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
family vacation; family trip
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
one's family; family member
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
jumping ability; jumping power
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
person concerned; interested party; related party
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
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
(in the same way) as before; as always
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)