to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to go out and away; to leave
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
since when; from when; how long
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
unheard-of; unprecedented
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
serious look (on one's face); straight face
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
ago; since; before; previous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out