hiding one's embarrassment
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
convalescence; recovering from an illness; recuperating
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
mismatched; odd; irregular; inconsistent; incoherent; confused
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
territory; domain; dominion; possession
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
patterns of thinking; train of thought
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
several sheets (flat objects)
memory; sense; experience
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise
clear; precise; definite; distinct
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
very; extremely; like the devil; as a demon
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
the future; future prospects
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
party venue; place for a party; banquet hall
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
divorce; dissolution of adoption