to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
surroundings; environs; circumference
to look around; to survey
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to talk to oneself; to mutter
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
manner of using one's hands
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell