with a chuckle; with a giggle
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
religious organization; religious organisation
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clear; precise; definite; distinct
looking on (somebody) as hostile
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
environment; circumstance
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
convenient; handy; useful
use; utilization; utilisation; application
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such