grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
sour look; surly face; pout
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
misanthropy; misanthropist
first meeting; first interview with
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
besides; moreover; in addition
depending on; dependent on
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
airspace incursion; airspace violation
metre; meter; meter; gauge
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be discouraged; to shrink from
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
together; at the same time; same; identical
testimony; (verbal) evidence
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation