(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
the way back; the way home; return trip
to summon courage; to be brave
sincere; honest; faithful
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to make merry; to be festive
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
and; thereupon; because of that
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
official announcement; proclamation
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
good-for-nothing; worthless
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
jumping to a hasty conclusion
almost; roughly; approximately
conviction; belief; confidence
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
indirection; indirectness
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
to think too much; to be over-concerned
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should