slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
while; during; while; although; all; both
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
proficiency level; degree of skill; learning level
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
name; given name; first name
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)