dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently
at work; in the midst of work; working
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
in the end; at the end of the day
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
home area; home town; local
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
end; close; finish; termination
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille