utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
imagination; supposition; guess
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
genuine; authentic; true; real
such; this sort of; like this
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
such; like that; that sort of
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
again; once more; a second time
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
man; male; masculine gender
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
snake; serpent; large snake
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess