horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
look!; there!; here!; that is
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
wee-wee; pee-pee; number one
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself