to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to speak; to say; to vocalize
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
how others look at you; what others think about you
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
such ... as; or some such
number one; first; best; most; game; round
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
physical condition; state of health; shape
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
invitation; introduction; temptation