to hang one's head; to droop one's head
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
lately; recently; nowadays
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to understand (each other); to comprehend
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)