at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
safety; welfare; well-being
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
uncertain; unreliable; inauthentic; insecure
absolute basics; very rudiments
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
level; standard; water level
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
elementary; basic; rudimentary
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
one end; an end; part; fragment
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
such; like that; in that way
to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
be that as it may; even so; though that be so