fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
minority group (party); minority
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
no!; no no!; no, not at all
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
being startled; getting a shock
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to be helpful; to be useful
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
a little; a bit; slightly
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to dye; to colour; to color
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place