carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to hand over; to surrender
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
staying the night; lodging (at)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to be too late; to be too slow
cock-a-doodle-doo (sound made by cockerels, roosters); cockerel; rooster (childish term)
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
question collection; problem collection; problem set; workbook
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
imperative sentence; imperative statement
dancing or jumping for joy
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
it seems so; that's what it looks like
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
very low (deep, cold, etc.); ultra-; infra-; hyper-
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
outrageous lie; outright lie
unidentified flying object; UFO
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen