treating someone like a child
so; therefore; and; (and) then
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
correction; rectification; mending; repair
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
if you think about it; come to think of it
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to accept; to receive; to agree
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
sincere; earnest; serious
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
depiction; description; portrayal
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre