to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to refer to; to use as reference
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to become red; to redden; to blush
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
good humour (humor); good mood
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
relatively; comparatively
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
practice; practising; experience
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy