fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
impossible; unlikely; improbable
not in one's right mind; insane
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
twenty-second day of the month; twenty-two days
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
application; request; petition
no objection; nothing to criticize (criticise)
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
everybody; every last one of them; all
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to abandon; to leave behind
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand