giving a loud pep talk; encouraging (somebody) strongly in a loud voice
to succeed; to bear fruit
confusion; distraction; derangement
that is to say; so that means
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
calm; graceful; quiet; mellow; damp; moist
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
grown man; grown woman; grown-up person; sensible person
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
banging around (e.g. in a fight)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
closely (sticking, clinging, etc.); tightly
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
one end; an end; part; fragment
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to be lacking a trump card; to be lacking conclusive evidence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
as many (people) as possible
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
dear; darling; adorable; precious; cute; lovely
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
charges; billing; paying for items in online games