for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
several times; a few times
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
hiding one's embarrassment
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
side effect; adverse reaction
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
vocal sound; tone of voice
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
older brother; elder brother
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning