process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
villain; baddie; the villain's part
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
one's (living) environment
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
so; like this; in this way
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
being too late; losing one's final chance
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to shake; to waver; to tremble
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
don't worry about it; forget about it
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)