fair-skinned; light-complexioned
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be conspicuous; to stand out
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
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
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
such; this sort of; like this
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to worry; to fret; to get anxious
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!