overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
the front; honest; upright; decent
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
appearing drowsy or intoxicated (of eyes, actions, etc.)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to thrust away; to send flying
losing oneself (in); being absorbed (in); forgetting oneself
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time