embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
clearing one's throat; cough
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to defy conventional wisdom
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
serious look (on one's face); straight face
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to throw one's weight around; to be puffed up
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
almost; roughly; approximately
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent