to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
have to do; must; should; ought to
to grow angry; to display one's anger
with a broad grin; smirking
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to rank with; to rank among
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
to cause someone to worry
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
talented person; clever person
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie); specious; truthy
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper