(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
living by oneself; living alone
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
just because; even if; even though
self-torturing; masochistic
box cutter; utility knife
to wring the neck; to strangle
elementary; basic; rudimentary
secret; private; surreptitious
to make sense; to be meaningful
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
curious; strange; unusual
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
to make an appearance; to show up
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
hegemony; leadership; initiative
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success