cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to like; to love; to be fond of
very popular; highly favoured
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
fall; tumble; spill; fall (in position, standing, etc.); downfall; descent
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to put one's strength into
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
endless; boundless; everlasting
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
order; sequence; procedure
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
confections; sweets; candy; cake
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
falling into madness; losing one's sanity; being consumed by frenzy; entering a berserk state (in fiction, games, etc)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten