chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
if so; in that case; in that situation
hotcake; (American) pancake
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
flag; boolean value; something that foreshadows a future event or outcome (in a film, novel, etc.)
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
distrust; unjust suspicion
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to complain; to make a complaint
same; similar; (just) like; equal
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case