blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to distract a person's attention
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
to smirk; to grin broadly
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
guess; speculation; supposition
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
kitchen; financial situation
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
cheap, easily put together cupboard, bookcase, shelves, chest, etc. made of colored plywood
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to boost; to force up; to push up
time (three times, each time, etc.); times