to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
such; this sort of; like this
2nd day of the month; two days
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to pretend; to act (as if)
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
gym bag; sports bag; duffel bag; duffle bag; drum-shaped bag; cylindrical bag
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
none of your business; not your concern
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
closely; compactly; leaving no space
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be badly made; to fail
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
world; society; people; the public
to get along well with; to make a go of it
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
sympathy; compassion; pity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing