natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
self-justification; excuse
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered
doorknob; door knob; door handle
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
influence; effect; impact
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
how; in what way; how about; questionable
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
information discovery; disclosure of information
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
blasphemous; profane; sacrilegious
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
smoothly; easily; readily
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
to be able to reduce the price; to be able to be reduced