leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
proposal; proposition; suggestion
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
stifled (laughter); simmering
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
death penalty; capital punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
negotiations; discussions; connection
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
difficult to ...; hard to ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
penalty; sentence; punishment
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
opposite; reverse; contrary
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)