plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
good young man; agreeable youth
hiding one's embarrassment
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
unfortunately; regrettably
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
stirring; slight movement
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
nonparticipation; nonattendance
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
moment by moment; hour by hour
to get narrower; to contract
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
nyctophobia; fear of the dark; scotophobia
having had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
no, not like that (but like this)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe