to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
late at night; at a late hour
one way or the other; either way
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
disinheritance; disowning
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
long ago; already; a long time ago
stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny
regret; repentance; remorse
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
action; operation; effect; function
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
a cut above; one step above
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game