absence; disregard; indifference
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
when it becomes; when it comes to
to hide; to conceal oneself
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
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)
light (flavor, color, etc.); simple; plain; frank; candid; easygoing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
clearing one's throat; cough
to look away; to turn away
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
story; tale; talk; discussion
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
correction; rectification; mending; repair
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
conviction; belief; confidence
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...