flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to shove in; to push in; to force in
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to cling tearfully to (someone)
feeling of envy; jealous feeling