to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to like; to love; to be fond of
one more time; once more; once again
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
store interior; inside of a shop
several people; a few people
student (esp. a university student)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
for lack of anything better to do
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
stillness; repose; standing still
to breathe out; to exhale
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit