(find) common (meeting) ground
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
even though; despite; when
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
ignorant of the ways of the world
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
sad; wretched; deplorable
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness