to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
living by oneself; living alone
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
stupor; stupefaction; trance; (being) dumbfounded
order; sequence; procedure
rather; better; instead; if anything
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
pure heart; naivete; innocence
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
descendant; progeny; offspring
to grow up; to become an adult
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
assertion; declaration; affirmation
curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
competent; suitable; qualified
insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
sincere; honest; faithful
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)