flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
one part; one portion; one section
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
either way; in any case; one way or another
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
summer vacation; summer holiday
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
not worth considering; out of the question
pinhole; pinholing (printing defect)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
should; must; -able; probably; likely
thousands; several thousand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she