to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
long ago; already; a long time ago
a little bit; a little while
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
warm and fluffy; soft; steamy hot (food); hot and flaky; feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
in that way; like that; that way
surely; certainly; without doubt
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (i.e. food); take-out; takeaway
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
just as one was told; like she (he) said
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling