to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
as you see; as you can see
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
meaning; significance; sense
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
abusing someone to his (her) face
to that degree; to that extent; that much
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate