what people say; rumours; public opinion
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
to trample; to crush underfoot
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
image; figure; figure; form; image
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
just past noon; afternoon
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
price; cost; value; worth; value
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
maniac; enthusiast; fan; mania; craze
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again