short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
chain; series; connection; linkage
one grade; first-class; primary
first-rate; finest quality; the best
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
fort; stronghold; fortification
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
bill of exchange; draft; draught
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
reckless; rash; headlong; foolhardy; daredevil; daring
personal (employee); employed; retained
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
to become possible; to become able to (do)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
to pay a bill; to pay one's debt; to pay one's tab; to pay the price (for one's actions); to face the consequences; to suffer the repercussions
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis); being penniless; being broke
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
filling; packing; stuffing; filling; (dental) filling
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent
to exceed the budget; to overrun the budget; to have a deficit; to have a secret revealed