coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
way of speaking; intimation
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
imagination; supposition; guess
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to stop walking; to pause
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to give directions; to issue instructions
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged