to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
declaration; statement; assertion
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
sense of loss; feeling of loss
feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
self-condemnation; self-reproach; self-accusation
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
expressing one's mind; speaking out
to change completely; to change suddenly
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to fold up; to fold into layers
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
unqualified; without qualifications
sleepover; overnight stay
party; set; gang; company; person
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch