friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
ex post facto report; report after the event
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
resigning to another's will; going along without resistance; doing as another wants
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in a bad temper; cranky; crabby
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
moment; brief space of time
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
winter vacation; winter holidays
image change; changing one's image; makeover
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
scene; spectacle; sight; view
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
several people; a few people
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
another school; other schools
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily