boldface; bold-type; thick characters
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logo; Logo (programming language)
forced laugh; forced smile
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
due form; official; formality
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to not believe one's ears
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
amplitude; degree of vibration; range of vibration; degree of instability
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
one's mental make-up (structure)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
retort; back talk; backchat
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
simply; merely; only; solely
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence