big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
shopping; purchased goods
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
blocking the way; standing in the way
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
top of the head; crown of the head
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
odds and ends; all; every
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
healthy; sound; wholesome
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
seeds; producer-driven solutions; ideas, products, services, etc. proposed by a company to consumers
bone; firm; uncompromising
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to scatter away; to vanish
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force