to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to try out the food at various restaurants
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
tasting a food that one has previously heard of
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to flare up; to burst into flames
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
female patissier; female pastry chef
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
application (of ointment, etc.)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
to speak through the nose; to nasalize
other than; excluding; without
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
swimming area (in the ocean); swimming beach; seawater baths
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction