crisply	in a brisk and precise manner
to ward off	to avoid/ to defend sb against sth
to tuck	to put sth into sth in an untidy way
breezy	windy
ventilated	full of air, airy
to mope about	to feel very unhappy and pity on oneself
to brood	to ponder, to muse
to sulk	to be unsociable and avoid conversation
to convert	to exchange/ to change
effusive	too emotional, exalted
elusive	tending to escape/ difficult to understand or remember
allusive	indirect
evasive	avoiding giving a straight answer
helping	a portion of food
a lump	a hard thing that appears beneath skin
bruise	an injury with purple mark on skin
rash	small spots on one's body
to fall prey to sb	to be exploited by dishonest people
to outstrip	to go faster than sb else
to throb	to pulse
to exceed	to go beyond certain limits
to expend	to use up
seedy	unwell/ shabby
dizzy	when world is turning around you
queasy	feeling sick
to scald	to burn one's skin by touching sth hot
a blister	sth that appears on your skin when your shoes are too tight
to graze	to fall down and scratch skin
gash	a long deep cut or wound
to excercise	(ex. right) to use
in awe of sth	amazed/ in fear of sth
to culminate	to reach the highest point
to escalate	to make sth even more serious
to redeem	to compensate
to come out	to appear above the ground
to come off	to be unsuccessful/ to become detached
to overwhelm	to surround/ to have many things to do
an awful lot	very many
to counter	to oppose, to set sth against sth
to brush up	to refresh
to mind	to look after
choosy	capricious, whimsical, not easily accepting things
cagey	secretive/ careful, cautious
wary	cautious, mindful
scarey	frightened
to affirm	to confirm
scratchy	that scratches your skin
scruffy	untidy
sloppy	given in haste, without thinking
to boil down	to conclude
on a par with sth	equal to sth
to take after	to resemble an older relative
to take in	to deceive
to take off	to imitate
to take on	to accept
to take over	to take control of sth
to take out	to obtain sth officially issued
to take to	to like instinctively
to take up	to adopt as a hobby/ to shorten/ to challenge
to make a mint	to earn a lot of money