to have meaning; to be meaningful
welcome!; nice to see you!
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
goggling; rolling (one's eyes)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
colleagues; cronies; merry men
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
cheap article; poor quality article
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
contest of strength; trial of strength
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
boasting of one's strength
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to hand over; to surrender
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
close to the wall; alongside the wall
open; spacious; extensive
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition