to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
stealthily; secretly; in secret
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to push aside; to brush aside
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem