to congratulate; to celebrate
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
whoopee cushion; poo-poo cushion; farting bag
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
offender; criminal; culprit
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to diminish (dampen) the spirit
such; like that; that sort of; very
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to follow another's example
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to be transparent; to show through
outsider; someone outside of a group
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
to watch over; to watch attentively
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about