to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
period of youth; while young
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to jest; to clown (around)
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
loud laughter (esp. by a group of people); roar of laughter; raucous laughter
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
ignorant of the ways of the world
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
true character; true heart; true spirit
fear; dread; fright; willies
goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
chance (of success); odds
to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)
magician; conjurer; illusionist
pretense; affectation; showiness
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting