excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
tool; implement; means; furniture
correction; rectification; mending; repair
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
tight skirt; straight skirt
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
reality; actuality; hard fact