collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be filled to bursting; to burst
and; thereupon; because of that
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unseasonable; out of season
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
condition; situation; prospects
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
business discussion; negotiation
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
suspension (from work or school)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to shake one's head (in denial)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
expression; look; countenance; face
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hound; hunting dog; gun dog