creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
patting; stroking; caressing
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to happen to meet; to come across
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to take a breath; to take a short rest
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
hope of success; prospects of success
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to be needed; to be wanted
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
seeming to want to say something; looking like one wants to give one's opinion
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
as you see; as you can see
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
it's no joke; gimme a break!
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)