nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
to be sacked; to be dismissed
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to attempt; to test; to try out
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to slide into; to slip into
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
at once; immediately; right now
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to thrust before; to thrust at
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
reckless remark; rash remark; thoughtless words; falsehood
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
absentmindedness; dreaminess; simpleton; fool
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(not so) much; (not) very
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to be badly made; to fail
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
whispering; murmuring; subdued