incessant talking; rapid talking
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
deodorization; deodorisation
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
conventional phrase; stock phrase; cliché
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to incur someone's enmity
to concern; to be related
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
a glance; a look; a glimpse
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
long time; several hours; long spell
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
personal digital assistant; PDA
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
portable terminal; mobile device; handset