to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
assertion; declaration; affirmation
imagination; supposition; guess
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to smile (at); to grin (at)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show
meanwhile; in the meantime
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
shrieking; squealing; screeching; chattering (e.g. of a monkey); chittering
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
Mathias; Matias; Matthias
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
unidentifiable; unidentified
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
(bulge of one's) biceps; zeal; effort; enthusiasm
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch