busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
to go out and away; to leave
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to jump up and down; to hop
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
(overnight) stay; lodging
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
feeling; sense; impression
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
if you think about it; come to think of it
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
what kind of; what sort of; what
meaning; significance; sense
as stated; verbatim; literally
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
two persons; two people; pair; couple