doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
participant; entrant; player; competitor
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
rather than; more ... than ...
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
accurate; correct; precise; exact
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to pretend; to act (as if)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
intelligence; intellect; brains
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig up; to dig out; to pick (nose, teeth); to clean out (ears)
foul-mouthed; foul (language); abusive; greedy; gluttonous
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
match; game; bout; contest
subject (of study); course of study; department (of a university)