respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to take candy from a baby; to accomplish something with ease; (lit.) to twist a baby's arm
more than anything; above all else
ague; intermittent fever; the shakes; malarial fever
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
to eat untidily; to eat messily; to eat a bit of everything; to leave things half-eaten; to dabble in (something); to try one's hand at (various things)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
emergency; crisis; imminent danger; Vulnerable (conservation status); VU
official business; public business
a (single) moment; an instant
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
deficiency; insufficiency; shortage; lack; want; dearth
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to cause a person trouble
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
unmarried; not yet married
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
in the future; another day; later
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
an issue being settled; a case being closed