frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
indicate reason; infers some protest
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
while; during (the time when)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
wearing sandals; informal; casual
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to have a controlling presence; to have a certain aura
female high-school student
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
broken; intermittent; disconnected
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
synchronization; synchronized swimming
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
plainly; clearly; vividly
directly opposite; right in front
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)