physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
curse; spell; malediction
and yet; though; when; in spite of
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to run around; to bustle about
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
already; now; no longer; not any more
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
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
to say; to be pleased to say
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
everybody; every last one of them; all
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to show up; to appear; to turn up
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
very good luck; excellent fortune
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
jealousy; regarding with jealousy
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
sanity; consciousness; soberness
offense; offence; method of attack