in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to see the light of day; to be revealed (to the world); to be realized
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
sleepless vigil; night watch; vigilance
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it