vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to be silent; to say nothing
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
(another's) daughter; young lady
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
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
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to lend an ear to; to listen to
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times