majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
man; male; masculine gender
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
single word; a few words; brief comment
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them