charmless; lacking charm; not adorable; unendearing; not very nice at all
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
in search of; in order to look for
mobilization; mobilisation
calamity; disaster; misfortune
majority decision; majority vote; majority rule
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
looking on (somebody) as hostile
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be flexible; to be accommodating
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
not limited to; not just ...
funny story; funny anecdote
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to hang (something) on the wall
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
blocking the way; standing in the way
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
sexual frigidity; insensitivity; indifference
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
idle slumber; indolence; inactivity
coherence; order; focus; point
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond shape