prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
retort; back talk; backchat
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
playing with fire; doing something dangerous; (fig.) playing with fire; playing around (with someone); flirting
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
electrically powered; electric
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
teatime; tea break; coffee break
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
Darjeeling (tea); Darjeeling (India); Darjiling
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour