to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to state; to express; to mention
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to raise one's voice; to shout
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
present continuous tense; present progressive form
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
want to ... do something; would like to ...
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
bet; wager; stake; gamble
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness