soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
journal; magazine; periodical
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
close-cropped hair; shaven head
hostility; animosity; enmity
single word; a few words; brief comment
clearing one's throat; cough
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
several minutes; a few minutes
to make an appeal; to urge
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
in order; in turn; one by one
to watch over; to watch attentively
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful