to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
head start; initiative; preemption
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
such ... as; or some such
form; shape; figure; visage
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
father; dad; husband; you; he
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
speech; expression; wording; language
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason