breaking off short (in one's speech); rendered speechless for a moment
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
people; men and women; each person; everybody
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
possible; probable; likely; preferable; desirable
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
to stop talking; to be silent
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
principle of laissez-faire
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
affable; sociable; friendly
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
this, that and the other; this and that
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
confidence; trust; faith; credit
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually