impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
telephone book; telephone directory
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
human; human-like; as a person
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; nature (of something); character; kind
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
amount of money; sum of money
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be sharp; to be keen; to be on the ball; to have a mind like a steel trap; to be clever
to take precautions; to set a guard against attack
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
to collapse into; to flop onto
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)