moderation; self-restraint; temperance
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to temper thoroughly; to train well
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to attempt; to test; to try out
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top