moving; touching; stirring
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to wring the neck; to strangle
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
by any means, fair or foul
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
chief; main; principal; important
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to complain; to make a complaint
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
pointing out; identification
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving