eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
hey there; I say; see here
of great promise; with a promising future
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
dry riverbed; river beach
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
again; once more; a second time
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
height (of a person); stature
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
distilled liquor; spirits; hard liquor; cachaça (Brazilian liquor)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
footwork (in martial arts, sports, etc.)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete