awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to approach; to draw near
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to stiffen; to become stiff
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put on airs; to assume importance
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
mass communication; mass media
private; exclusive; secret
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
rather; sooner; preferably
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure
in the morning; during the morning
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up