self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
fast-talking; rapid talking
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
on the occasion of; at the time of
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
that day; the very same day
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
necessities of life (food, clothing and shelter)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to dye; to colour; to color
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink