guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected; to succeed (e.g. a plan)
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
surely; certainly; without doubt
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
game arcade; video arcade
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
discovery; detection; finding
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
how; in what way; in what manner
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)