awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
indeed; really; truly; very much
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
why; how; for what reason
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
common knowledge; well-known fact
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
one scoop (e.g. of ice cream); one scoopful; one spoonful (e.g. of soup); small ornamental spoon
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly