to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
looking on; remaining a spectator
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
close to the wall; alongside the wall
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
duty; obligation; responsibility
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
I don't want to boast but
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison