with a friendly grin; smilingly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to move forward; to move on
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to come face to face (with)
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
to discuss; to talk together
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
hating; strongly disliking
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
sorry; excuse me; thank you
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to comfort; to console; to amuse
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
and then; and so; and; so then
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code
close; intimate; on good terms
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
how long; how far; how much
what kind of; what sort of; what
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends