with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
several times; a few times
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to look down on; to condescend
to square one's shoulders
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
school building; schoolhouse
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
something; some kind of; for some reason
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
selection; choice; option
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
manners; behavior; behaviour
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
gossip; corner of the mouth
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
treating someone like a child