bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
complete change; about-face
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
zip it (when used to others); I'll shut up (when used by oneself); button (one's) lips
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to check; to stop; to keep back
pale; pallid; bluish-white
something small; something petty; trifle
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
although I say; although one might say; although called
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
just a minute; small quantity
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
stock-still; motionless; frozen in place
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
at least; at most; (even) just
order; command; directions; instructions
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly