(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
prejudice; bias; distorted view
(Western-style) banquet; formal dinner
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
thick curtain; drop curtain
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
gesture; gesticulation; motion
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
gem; jewel; precious stone
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
clearing one's throat; cough
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)