to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
incident; affair; happening; event
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
excursion; field trip; school trip
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
time; season; period; phase; stage
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
unselfishness; wanting little
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
recuperation; medical treatment
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually