to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to put in all one's effort
offender; criminal; culprit
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
provisional; temporary; tentative; interim
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
done; just done; just finished
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)
change; alteration; modification
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to find fault (with trivial matters); to scold over minor things; to get angry over trifles; to raise one's eyebrows
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to become known; to be arrested; to be caught (of a criminal); to be moved to a higher position (of a body part); to be raised (e.g. of a hand to ask a question)
chestnut (horse coat color)
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
equality; impartiality; evenness
cold reception; inhospitality
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to find out; to discover; to locate
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
cache; place to hide something
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in