mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
hey there; I say; see here
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...