it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
place of execution; execution site
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
release; liberation; acquittal
there is nothing; having nothing
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to hold fast; to protect to the end
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
way out; means to escape; escape route
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to be hot on a person's heels
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
dot; point; tip; gratuity; a little; paltry
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
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
courteous; decorous; polite
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
manners; behavior; behaviour
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)