to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting
close; intimate; on good terms
fake; something false; sham; deception
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
something; some kind of; for some reason
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
subway; metro; underground (railway)
platform; home; home base; home plate
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
hey there; I say; see here
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
feeling keenly; fully realizing
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly
to go out and away; to leave
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to gain the understanding (of); to obtain consent (from)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)