innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
khan (medieval ruler of a Tatary tribe)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
nervousness; oversensitivity
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
remaining silent; keeping secret
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
oral respiration; mouth breathing; breathing through one's mouth
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
bedside; near one's pillow
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)