be (that) as it may; having said that
of tender years; very young
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
very; much; greatly; a lot of
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
moment by moment; hour by hour
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
place; room; margin; scope
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to apologize; to apologise
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
presence (impressive quality)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)