insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
nightlife districts; drinking districts
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to fan; to incite; to instigate
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(not) even once; (not) ever
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
speech and conduct; words and deeds
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)