funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
for the first time in one's life
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
novel; original; new; innovative
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
unpredictability; element of surprise
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
universality; ubiquity; omnipresence; catholicity
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
selection and commentary (on literary texts or poems)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out