to drink up; to drain (cup)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
that; the matter in question
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to be helpful; to be useful
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
still; even now; to this day
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to have a talk; to tell a story
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
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
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
(your) daughter; young woman
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to employ; to hire; to charter
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start