to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to overdo; to do too much
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
no!; no no!; no, not at all
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
remains; corpse; (dead) body
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to spread; to be propagated
it is not (like that) either
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
by myself; in person; by oneself
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
at first; initially; in the beginning
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
process; course; mechanism
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)