good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
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high spirits; gleeful mood
almost every day; almost daily
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
going around; patrol; round; tour
stealthily; secretly; in secret
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
department store; department
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
to forget to say; to forget to mention
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
hostility; antagonism; opposition
(personal) background check
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to follow another's example
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten