joint; knuckle; tune; melody; node (of a plant stem); joint
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
decolourization; decolorization; decolourisation; decolorisation; bleaching
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
me, me, me; egotistic; ego-driven
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
manner (with others); attitude
essence; true nature; substance; reality
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to push back; to press back; to force back; to (refuse and) return (something); to give back
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to send flying with a kick
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to eat; to become eclipsed (of an astronomical object)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
(large) building; public building; hall
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
cannot be helped; unavoidable