slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
on duty; at work; while working
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to increase; to add to; to augment
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
forcibly; against one's will
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy