to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
share; portion; quota; cut
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
first person to say something; first person to suggest something
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
100,000,000; one hundred million
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
eating while standing; eating at a (street) stall
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
thorough; exhaustive; complete
hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo