to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
such; like that; that sort of
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
(cash) register; checkout (counter); cashier
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
complete change; about-face
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rock; to shake; to swing
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
on the way home from school
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off