to raise one's voice; to shout
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
you could say; you might say; verging on the
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
that is to say; so that means
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
protuberance; protruding object; umbo
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
strict; rigid; exact; fair; impartial
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
distinction; differentiation; classification
G; g; gram; (acceleration due to) gravity; giga-; gravitational constant; gauss
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
clearing one's throat; cough
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to have a reason; to have an excuse
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance