sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
half and half; fifty-fifty
supply; provision; raising; procurement
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
(one's) older brother; foolish older brother
to say (something) over one's shoulder
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
self-deprecating term; humble way of referring to oneself, one's abilities, one's possessions, etc.
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
gentle; mild; meek; tender
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
secret; private; surreptitious
surroundings; environs; circumference
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
in bad taste; problematic; of poor character
world; society; people; the public