declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
permission; approval; authorization; license
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
receptionist; reception woman
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
unfazed; stone-faced; unflinching; perfectly calm
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
interference; intervention; meddling
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to put one's hand on; to touch
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
walking briskly; determinedly
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
backup dancer; background dancer
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
monitor (device, software or person); monitoring; person who gives feedback on products, television programs, etc.; customer panel participant; (computer) monitor; display
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
quality (of a product or a service)
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
nonetheless; nevertheless; but; (and) yet