to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
receptionist; reception woman
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
failure; mistake; blunder
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hey; listen; look here; I say
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
how long; how far; how much
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
a few years ago; some years back
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to gain knowledge; to build up one's knowledge
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to make merry and forget one's troubles; to do as one pleases
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class