small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to be relieved; to feel relieved
elopement; running away with a lover
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
invisibly; secretly; privately
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
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
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
nonchalantly; without a care
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
please (give me); please (do for me)
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
button (clothing); push-button; button
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to slap; to strike; to spank