whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
variation in color (colour); having a different color
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to be slippery; to be slimy; (arch.) to behave charmingly; (arch.) to walk merrily
feeler; tentacle; antenna; touching (with one's hand); feeling; sensing
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
this sort of; this type of
round; spherical; circular
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
very popular; highly favoured
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
iron rust; iron hydroxide
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination