prediction; prophecy; prognostication
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be surprised; to be astonished
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
declaration; proclamation; announcement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
bet; wager; stake; gamble
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled