to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
malicious; deliberately mean
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
being startled; getting a shock
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
relation; relative; kind; cordial
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
being in too deep to back out; having gone too far to retreat
concession; conciliation; compromise
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
serious look (on one's face); straight face
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
literally; to the letter; literal
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be able to manage somehow or other
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself