exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
opening fully; full throttle; full power
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
hey there; I say; see here
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
in swarms; in great crowds; in huge numbers; plentifully; a lot (of)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
don't you think?; indicates question
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
name; given name; first name
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nothing but; except; no more than
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
is that so?; I see; right; oh