to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to hold fast; to protect to the end
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to tremble; to shiver; to shake
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
leather; leather-bound; leathern
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
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
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
carefully made; carefully produced; quality product; product made with care
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
as soon as possible; ASAP
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
reproachful; hateful; bitter
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
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
now that you say that; now that you mention it
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)