anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
settlement; solution; resolution
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
build; physique; frame; constitution
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
rather than; more ... than ...
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
young girl; lass; adolescent female
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
nonchalant air; unruffled air
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
failure; mistake; blunder
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence