hasty; impatient; restless; rash
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
surroundings; environs; circumference
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
as you see; as you can see
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
start of a romance; beginning of love
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to use (in cooking); to mix (in)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
right in the center (centre)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to stiffen; to become stiff