quick-witted; quick to understand
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
drinking directly (from bottle, can, flask, canteen, etc.)
seven (long cylindrical things)
exaltation; emotional uplift
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
deep inside; innermost place
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
without reservation; freely; frankly
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
middle of the night; dead of night
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
with a thump; with a clang; with a clank
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
villain; baddie; the villain's part
time assigned to one; (one's) allotted time; time limit; teaching load (in hours)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
investigation; research; looking something up
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
to rally; to make a comeback