to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to take someone's life; to kill someone
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to apologize; to apologise
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to close (one's eyes); to shut
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
in comparison to; rather than
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
serious; severe; grave; acute
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
transcendence; excellence; superiority
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
flaring up; bursting into flames
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
coochy-coo; hitchy-koo; kitchy-koo (tickling sound)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
pep-up; reassurance; pick-me-up; restorative; energizer
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
second day of the month; two days