chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
starting line; starting point
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
instead; but (on the other hand)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to get shabby; to go downhill; to go to seed; to go to the dogs
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
fate; chance; relationship; tie
leaving something to chance; drifting; (being) happy-go-lucky
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
resolution; vote; decision
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to refuse; to reject; to deny
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
employment (long term); hire
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
to take away; to carry away