dubious; puzzled; suspicious
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to make merry; to be festive
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
ominous; ill-omened; inauspicious; unlucky; sinister
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
present; gift; to give a present or gift
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
decision; settlement; definition
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
finding employment; getting a job
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to say no more; to sink into silence
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
on duty; at work; while working
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate