good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to form a pair; to pair up
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to take over; to hand over
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
decision; determination; resolution
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to relax; to feel at home
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
secret; private; surreptitious
unification of the whole country
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
technical skill; ability; capacity
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing