to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
it is not (like that) either
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
such; like that; that sort of; very
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
primary school; elementary school; grade school
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
offender; criminal; culprit