reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
to have (something) innate; to be born with
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)