declaration; proclamation; announcement
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
understood; I see; OK; present; here
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
three; three years of age
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to throw at; to turn; to raise
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to discuss; to talk together
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to attempt; to test; to try out
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late