at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
draw; tie; quits; even; square
one more time; once more; once again
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
continuation; succession; series
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
reopening; resumption; restarting
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
queer fellow; odd fellow; eccentric person; crank; oddball; freak
eccentric; crank; oddball
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
recently; lately; these days
putting in an appearance; visiting; coming to the surface; appearing; showing one's face (in TV, social media, etc.)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short