bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
true intention; underlying motive
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
expression; look; countenance; face
study; diligence; discount; reduction
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
caller; visitor; company; guest
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
successor; replacement; second wife
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
feces; excrement; number two
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice