prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
leader; central personage
not in one's right mind; insane
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
strong opposition; vehement opposition
to be conspicuous; to stand out
(carved) statue; sculpture
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
being struck mad by love; foolish passion; blind love; infatuation; jealousy
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
daytime television serial; soap opera
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to speak disparagingly of; to speak very ill of; to run down; to trash; to slam; to lay into
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
woman who missed the chance of getting married (because she is too old)
not counted (in the score); not tallied
troublesome; annoying; complicated
smoothly; easily; readily
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
to have the privilege of doing
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided