if so; in that case; in that situation
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
(with a) start; fright; alarm
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
flattery; sycophancy; adulation
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
technically accomplished; technical; polished
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
ugly (of a person); plain; unattractive; (arch.) lacking ability; (arch.) incompetent
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign