I see; that's right; indeed
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
title of honour; title of honor
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
if you think about it; come to think of it
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
cost of a meal (or meals)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
such ... as; or some such
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
regret; repentance; remorse
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
flustered; confused; panicked
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
with these words; while saying
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with