cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
failure; mistake; blunder
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
I see; that's right; indeed
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to do over and over again; to have sex repeatedly
slut; floozie; ho; bitch; witch; overbearing woman
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
feeling; sense; impression
to attempt; to test; to try out
serious; not joking; straight
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
selection; choice; option