to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
smallish; on the small side
crossover tie; cross tie; continental tie
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
click-clack; clickety-click; clicking sound; clattering sound
from the viewpoint of; according to
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
that's the way it is; such is life
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
fully prepared; all ready
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
keyboard (of a piano, typewriter, etc.)
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
damper; dance party; dance partner
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
tuning (an instrument); temperament
conviction; belief; confidence
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
running-in; breaking in (e.g. engine, etc.); accustomizing; warming up
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach