threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to speak; to hear a voice
all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to mark a correct answer with a circle
to look away; to avert one's eyes
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to triumph; to be elated with success
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
calamity; misfortune; disaster
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly