guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to have a comeback for every remark; to be always ready with excuses; to contradict everything
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
again; once more; a second time
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
serious look (on one's face); straight face
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
solitude; loneliness; isolation
death by suffocation; death by choking
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
indecisively; hesitantly; irresolutely; wishy-washily
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff