to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
slight intoxication; being tipsy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
maximum permissible level or dosage
individual differences; personal equation
remarkable; striking; obvious
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
at least; at most; (even) just
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
to become empty; to be emptied
forcing people who can't drink alcohol to drink alcohol
prohibition; inhibition; ban
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
intimidation; threat; bluster
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet