mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
our country; our land; one's own country
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance
profitable plan; good plan
stepping back; drawing back
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
laying one's head in someone's lap; using someone's lap for a pillow
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
to overdo; to do too much
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
proposal; offer; request; application
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
excited condition; excited state
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
long-established; old-established; traditional
to have a secret affair; to meet secretly (for two persons); to flirt with one another
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated