older sister; lass; young lady
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to become possible; to become able to (do)
to be helpful; to be useful
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
comprehension; understanding
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
retreating figure; appearance from behind
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to spew venom; to speak ill (of people)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
suggestion; hint; implication
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred