chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
gesture; sign; hand signal
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
waste of time; killing time
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
at once; immediately; right now
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
more than anything; above all else
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to close up; to block up; to fill; to cover
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
interval; break; pause; spare moment