to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
self-consciousness; self-awareness
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong; self-centred; self-centered
it's no joke; gimme a break!
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
loud sound; loud reverberation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to press a question; to cross-examine
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
angular; angular-shaped; sharp-pointed
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion