pensive (or worried) look on one's face
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
boy; son; baby boy; young man
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
indicate reason; infers some protest
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
environment; circumstance
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
originally; by nature; from the start