sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
button (clothing); push-button; button
(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally
complete change; about-face
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
welcome; (warm) reception
to grab (someone) by the collar; to seize (someone) by the lapels
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
beyond that point; after that