to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
moment; brief space of time
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
proper; respectable; decent; honest
long time; several hours; long spell
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
memory-making; making memories
memories; recollections; reminiscence
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
24 hours; twenty-four hours
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to lead a life; to live a life
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless