to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hiding one's embarrassment
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to examine someone's expression
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
while; during (the time when)
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to apologize; to apologise
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
inside; interior; inner part
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently