refined; elegant; graceful; modest; reserved; restrained
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
making a funny face; amusing face
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
marking; grading; scoring
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
noisy; confused; uproarious
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
out of hand; uncontrollable; out of control; messy
to stay calm; to keep cool
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
sincere; honest; faithful
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
now that; since; so long as; because
strong-minded; strong-willed; having great willpower
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
action committee; executive committee
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person