to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
patience; endurance; perseverance
appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
with a collapse; with a slump
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
drunkenness; intoxication
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
maudlin drinker; person who is prone to crying when drunk
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
chance; opportunity; occasion
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
elated; triumphant; proud
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to become thin; to lose weight; to slim; to become impoverished (of soil); to become sterile; to become infertile