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)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
comfort; consolation; diversion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
absolutely; positively; decidedly
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
this world; this life; world of the living
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to speak ill of; to disparage
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
wherein; therein; thereinto
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
it's no joke; gimme a break!
hard to get; hard to come by
calamity; misfortune; disaster
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
consistent; unchanging from beginning to end
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)