if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to be softened; to calm down
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
tale; short story; sketch comedy; skit
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
without; but if; otherwise; or else
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
news; word; tidings; omen
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
handful; small amount; small number
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)