to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
distinction; differentiation; classification
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to grow angry; to display one's anger
stiff formality; set terms
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wide difference; a world of difference
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
briskly; quickly; promptly
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in