strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
how long; how much; to what extent
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
street performer (comedian)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
that's the way it is; such is life
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
tradition; legend; folklore
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting