abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to be consistent; to be coherent
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
upper arm; (arch.) lower arm
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to creep about; to crawl around
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
everyone at once; everyone together
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to breathe out; to exhale
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to accept; to receive; to agree
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
legend; folklore; tradition
to pause; to have a short intermission
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away