to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
to be resolved; to make up one's mind; to steel oneself; to come to a decision
to stare back at; to look back at
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to yearn (for); to pine (for); to long (for); to be madly in love (with); to be consumed with love (for)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
big leakage; uncontained leak
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
lucky person; someone who made a lot of money (e.g. gambling or on the stock market); skilled batter; batter on a hot streak; accident faker; someone who jumps in front of cars on purpose to extort money
impudent; shameless; brazen; cheeky; presumptuous
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
slack; loose; lax; slovenly; sloppy
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy