noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
bad-mouthing someone so as to be deliberately overheard; intentionally letting someone hear insults or sarcasm regarding them
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to boost; to force up; to push up
to fight against; to oppose; to face
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to count up; to enumerate
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
suggestion; hint; implication
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
richly colored; richly coloured
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to knock down; to knock off