strumming; thrumming; plunking; plonking
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to stare back (at); to glare back
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
precocity (esp. of a young girl); acting grown up; precocious young girl
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
pricking; stinging; tingling
inside one's heart; in one's mind
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
impudent; shameless; brazen
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make