manners and customs; folkways; usage
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
quarrel; dispute; argument
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to do together; to share; to participate in
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
discouragement; disappointment
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
good-looking man; fine figure of a man