pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery
tender winner; successful bidder; contract awardee
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
big frame; large figure; huge body
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
welcome; (warm) reception
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to put one's strength into
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
operation; functioning; running
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
tool; implement; means; furniture
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)