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Sprightly
adj : lively and full of energy 活泼的；精力充沛
He's surprisingly sprightly for an old man.

Spread like wildfire
idm : (esp rumors, reports,disease) travel,spread etc very fast 蔓延
The news spread like wildfire.

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Affable
adj: polite and friendly 谦恭有礼，和蔼可亲
affable to everybody.
2. Easy to talk to 易于交谈的
He found her parents very affable.

Affluent
adj : rich;prosperous 富裕
His parents were very affluent.
Affluence (n) : abundance of money, goods or property; wealth

Alleviate
v: make (sth) less severel ease 减轻；缓和
The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate the pain.
They alleviated the boredom of waiting by singing songs.

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Tote
v: (infml) Carry (sth) 携带（某物）
I've been toting this bag round all day.

Totter
1.v: walk or move unsteadily;stangger 走得或动得不稳；螨跚
The child tottered across the room.
2. rock or shake as if about to fall 摇摇欲坠
The tall chimney tottered (to and fro) and then collapsed.
tottery
adj: feel faint and tottery

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Higgledy-piggledy
adj,adv (infml) without order;completely mixed up 杂乱无章;乱七八糟
Files were scattered (all) higgledy-piggledy about the office.

Topsy-turvy
adj,adv in or into a state of disordered confusion 乱七八糟
This suddden development turned al our plans topsy-turvy.

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Scrumptious (adj) (imfl) : (esp of food) delicious -What a scrumptious meal!
（尤指食物）美味的