gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
long ago; a long time ago; already
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 (of letters)
outward appearance; looks
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
results (of a study or investigation)
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
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 (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
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
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
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
shh!; shush!; hush!; shoo!; scram!
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement