honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be talked about behind one's back
steady; sound; reliable; solid
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
in succession; one by one
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to look as if one is important; to swagger around
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
manners; behavior; behaviour
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
calm; composed; leisurely
route; way; course; directions
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly