to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
keeping an alternative up one's sleeve; two-stage preparation
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
when it becomes; when it comes to
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to shake one's head (in denial)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to break the silence; to break one's silence
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
how many people; a number of people
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
too much; excessively; too
grandstand play; grandstanding; showboating; showing off
name; given name; first name
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
offender; criminal; culprit
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to run about trying to escape
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to take a breath; to take a short rest
close to the wall; alongside the wall