with a snap; (break) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
form; shape; figure; visage
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
until now; so far; up to the present
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous