major incident; major happening; big scandal
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
apparent; obvious; very clear
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
like a decent person; human
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
even if; even though; however; no matter how
sharply; harshly; stingingly
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
with these words; while saying
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
somehow; for some reason or other
cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to spit out; to eject; to dump
one's whole heart; everything one feels
day after day; day by day