pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife
it's not like; it isn't as if
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to know (someone); to think; to believe
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
dissidents; troublemakers; disturbing elements
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to encamp; to take up positions
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
likability; favorability; popularity
affable; sociable; friendly
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
courteous; decorous; polite
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along a surface; being slippery
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to knock (someone) off their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
much less; to say nothing of
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)