to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
way of reciting; way of telling a story
surplus; balance; remainder; remainder
periodicity; periodic; cyclic
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
furnishings; implements; equipment
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
called; known as; that; to say
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
technical skill; ability; capacity
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd