embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to pretend; to act (as if)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to remove; to get rid of; to clear away; to tear down
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
being left out; being ostracized
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
heartwarming; pleasant; charming; amusing
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
pushy; pushing; self-assertive
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward