whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
leggings (stretchy skin-tight trousers); spats (footwear accessory); gaiters
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
order; command; directions; instructions
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
letter; missive; note; mail
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
gold tooling; gilt tooling
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
snake; serpent; large snake
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
tone (of speech, writing, etc.); style
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
regular game; regular-season game
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
sweet and sour; bittersweet
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
absolutely; positively; decidedly
taste; liking; preference
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling