to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
dine and dash; leaving a restaurant without paying
failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to walk away; to walk off
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
function; facility; faculty; feature
binge eating; stress eating
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
a dime a dozen; two a penny
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
steam; vapour; vapor; steamboat; steam locomotive
outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
finishing reading; non-serialised story (e.g. in a magazine); complete story; breaks and pauses (in a sentence)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential