painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
tail (animal); tail end; tip
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
(not so) much; (not) very
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
disparaging words; derogatory term; insult; epithet
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
employment (long term); hire
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
raw materials; ingredients
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
no, not like that (but like this)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
ability; performance; efficiency