to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
patting; stroking; caressing
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
it is I who should say so
image change; changing one's image; makeover
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
woman; female; feminine gender
difficult to ...; hard to ...
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
opinion; point of view; visual point
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
man; male; masculine gender
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
likability; favorability; popularity
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the opposite sex; isomerism
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
unveiling; debut; introduction
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
trivial; not amounting to much