bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to induce (somebody to do something); to tempt; to act toward (somebody in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
drama; theatre; theater; play
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to ask a question; to ask questions
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to watch steadily; to stare
to be too late; to be too slow
secret; private; surreptitious
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing