to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
one way or the other; either way
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
complete change; about-face
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
great difference; major mistake
competent; suitable; qualified
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
change; alteration; modification
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
fear; dread; fright; willies
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
hotel charge; lodging expense
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
no!; no no!; no, not at all
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
small change; coins; small sum of money
several years; a few years
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
endless; boundless; everlasting
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
shopping; purchased goods
paying with a (credit, debit) card; card payment
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to rest one's chin in one's hands
to concern; to be related
early (days); initial stage; initial