to watch steadily; to stare
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
fast-talking; rapid talking
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
granted that; even if; even though
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
in the same way as; just like
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
proposal; proposition; suggestion
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
very interesting; of great interest
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
decapitation; decapitated head
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
nature; property; disposition
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much