charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating
coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
historical; traditional; historic
prone to complaining; petulant; querulous; grumpy
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
having no idea; having no clue
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
hot topic; talk of the town