appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
threat; intimidation; menace
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
on the occasion of; at the time of
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
hey there; I say; see here
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
dispersing; breaking up; running away
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go out and away; to leave
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)