club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
rubbing one's hands together
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
these days; nowadays; recently
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
estimate (of costs); budget
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
story; tale; talk; discussion
one's house; one's home; one's family
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
no!; no no!; no, not at all
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to mix; to stir; to blend
honorific affix; honorific prefix
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
villainess; antagonist young lady
villain; baddie; the villain's part
genuine; authentic; true; real
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)