seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to cross the line; to go too far
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
the opposite sex; isomerism
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
because of; owing to; due to
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love