grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
serious look (on one's face); straight face
clincher; pick-up line; honeyed phrase; telling phrase; phrase that brings someone around, esp. in personal relationships
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
great laughter; burst of laughter
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
feeling of a house or a room
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be helpful; to be useful
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
notice; attention; observation
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; upright; righteous; (arch.) unspoiled (scenery, etc.); (arch.) pure
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
never mind!; don't worry about it