to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to be worried; to be troubled
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
throat; important part; vital area
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be silent; to say nothing
tone (of voice); manner of talking
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with