forced laugh; forced smile
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
unable to resist; unable to suppress
unexpected meeting; coincidence
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to slide into; to slip into
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity; depression
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
father and mother; parents
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to be strangled; to be constricted
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
unkindness; unfriendliness
pure heart; naivete; innocence
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking