that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
all (there is); as long as there is
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how