premature joy; short-lived elation
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
courteous; decorous; polite
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to lose sight of; to miss
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
for a while; for some time; for a period
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to express (in words); to confess
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to look away; to avert one's eyes
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
true character; real nature
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!