smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
oysters cooked in the shell
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
pert; tomboyish; impudent; (arch.) gallant; (arch.) chivalrous
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
older brother; elder brother
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance
to remove; to move out of the way
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
curses come home to roost; (lit.) if you curse someone, dig two graves
saying; maxim; aphorism; proverb
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
being on the ropes; losing ground
becoming part of the standard inventory (of a product); becoming popular
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
to teach; to take a teaching job
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove