terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
how; in what way; how about
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
older sister and younger brother
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
nervousness; oversensitivity
the front; honest; upright; decent
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
beginning; outset; first; onset
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image