calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
conscious; deliberate; intentional
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I see; that's right; indeed
beyond imagination; unimaginable
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
poisoning; kill by poison
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to throw at; to turn; to raise
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
carving; engraving; sculpture
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
production (e.g. play); direction