knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
sharp parting remark; parting threat
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
modernization; modernisation
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant