further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)
being a good listener; good listener
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
sense of humor; sense of humour
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
here and there; in places
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
not worth considering; out of the question
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
view; opinion; finding; findings
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to step forward; to volunteer
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained