it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
useless resistance; vain struggle
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
beginning; outset; first; onset
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
desperately; for one's dear life
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
poop; poo; faeces; crap; trash; garbage
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
pure; true; genuine; unmixed