to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to apologize; to apologise
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
almost; roughly; approximately
first meeting; first interview with
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
stealthily; secretly; in secret
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
suspension (from work or school)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
since then; from that time; ever since
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
to pass (of time); to elapse
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
living thing; organism; creature; biology
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
corridor; hallway; passageway
hum (of a TV, radio, etc.)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad