running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
stick figure; stick person
rest; break; recess; intermission
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to say no more; to sink into silence
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
pupil; student; schoolchild
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
cheerfully; spiritedly; vigorously; lively
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
based on; on the basis of
worst; worst-case (scenario)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to pause; to have a short intermission
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to break the silence; to break one's silence
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly