to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to lose sight of; to miss
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to be perturbed; to be agitated
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to take a veneer off something
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
though; notwithstanding; although
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
water's edge; beach; foreshore