to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to press a question; to cross-examine
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
great laughter; burst of laughter
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
extreme sadist; very sadistic
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
building primarily containing fashion-related stores (boutiques, etc.)
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
GI (soldier in the US Army); G.I.
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
unique; peculiar; singular
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly