complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
how many people; a number of people
ten-year-old; ten year old
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
brown; light brown; tawny
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
in proportion to; just as much as
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
nod; inclination of the head
as before; as ever; as it was originally
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
street in front of station
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
with a start; with a jump
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names