nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to appease; to suppress; to calm
flaring up; bursting into flames
to have a talk; to tell a story
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
management; administration; operation
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
in that manner; like that
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
brothers and sisters; siblings
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly