cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
interference; intervention; meddling
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
leaving a matter to chance
came here; coming here; recently
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
self-analysis; autoanalysis
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
short essay; pamphlet; tract
to accept; to receive; to agree
beyond that point; after that
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to happen to meet; to come across
this, that and the other; this and that
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
example; simile; metaphor; allegory