speech; expression; wording; language
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
glad countenance; joyful look
what day?; what day of the week?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
if so; in that case; in that situation
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to strip and leave clothes lying around
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
manicure; nail polish; nail varnish
living by oneself; living alone
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
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 hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget