noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
while; even though; despite
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
inside one's heart; in one's mind
secret; private; surreptitious
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
favorite; favourite; habitually used
place; situation; position; location
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
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)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
early on; earlier on; from early
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
pupil; student; schoolchild
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
home area; home town; local
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
meaning; significance; sense
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)