embarrassed; shocked; unable to face (something); distressed; worried
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
trusting too much; overestimating ability
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid; delinquency; misconduct
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
by myself; in person; by oneself
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
in one's own way or style
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to shout (in anger); to yell
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
no vacancy; full occupancy
crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching; crunchies