(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
transport; transportation
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
even if; even though; however; no matter how
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to remove; to move out of the way
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
examination table (at a doctor's office)
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
terrific; staggering; tremendous; extremely; incredibly; tremendously
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
pistol; handgun; revolver
transactions; dealings; business
to watch for an unguarded moment
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
modesty; humility; being humble
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
chemical seasoning (esp. monosodium glutamate)