first; first base; first baseman; fast
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
useful thing; usable article
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
chatteringly; wittering on; prattling on; blathering on
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
good performance; good work; great success
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to resound; to make a stir
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
while; during (the time when)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
you (plural); all of you; you all
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
collection of (famous) quotes; collection of sayings; analects
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
periodic; regular; routine
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
fried prawns; fried shrimp