unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
present; current; in operation
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pointing out; identification
to be silent; to say nothing
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
that is to say; so that means
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
really; truly; indeed; good grief
with these words; while saying
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
manner of using one's hands
to arrange one's hair; to tidy up one's hair
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
dispute; argument; contention
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement