astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to shake; to sway; to waver
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
index finger; forefinger; second toe
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sorry; excuse me; thank you
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
as (for); for; in the capacity of
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
personal; individual; private
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
promising stock; stock with potential; hopeful stock; promising person; person with good prospects
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
distant look; faraway look
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
story; tale; talk; discussion
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling