to make merry; to be festive
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
scoundrel; rascal; villain
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to give the stamp of approval
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to solicit; to demand; to extort
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
favorable review; favourable review
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization