impossible to do (although wants to)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
speech; expression; wording; language
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
verbal promise; one's word
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
celebration; auspicious occasion
storehouse; warehouse; godown
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
fighting words; inflammatory words; provocative remark
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)