to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
tomfoolery; monkey business
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
successful bid; winning a tender
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
speech; expression; wording; language
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
estimate (of costs); budget
how long; how far; how much
way of speaking; intimation
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
contract price; successful tender price
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
such ... as; or some such
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
one's share; one's portion
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
latent disposition; inner feelings