convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
metal fittings; metal fixtures
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
in the background; not standing out
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
down payment; contract money
contract; compact; agreement
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as many (people) as possible
commercial spirit; profit motive
publicist; public relations officer; press agent; propagandist; flack
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
smelling of men; reeking of male body odor; manly; macho
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
than; other than; except; but
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn