to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be needed; to be wanted
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
modesty; humility; being humble
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to have a talk; to tell a story
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
month and day (of the year); (the) date
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
individual; one by one; separate; each
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
adds force or indicates command
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability