level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
quarrel; dispute; argument
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
big leakage; uncontained leak
simple (e.g. matter); problem free; hopeless; the end (i.e. leaving one at a loss of words); dumbfounding
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
unqualified; without qualifications
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
towering; astonishingly high
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
boisterously; roughly; briskly
front; frontage; facade; main
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
clearing one's throat; cough
in one's own way or style
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized