to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
unfairness; injustice; partiality
to jar; to creak; to grate
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to speak; to hear a voice
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
living together (with one more person)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
reason; logic; method; system; order
point of an argument; drift of an argument
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
sympathy; empathy; response
in good health; alive and well; going strong
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to take a breath; to take a short rest
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
(not) merely; (not) simply
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper