to summon courage; to be brave
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
older person with more life experience
transcendence; excellence; superiority
very rich person; the super rich
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
great success; roaring business; busy; packed-out
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
to hand over; to surrender
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to make merry; to be festive
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
poor physical health; bad shape
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
common use; communal use; sharing
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
sense of values; values; value system
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
this (very thing); this precisely