to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
company; corporation; workplace
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
start of a romance; beginning of love
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to spit out; to eject; to dump
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
single word; a few words; brief comment
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
such; this sort of; like this
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
chance (of success); odds
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
anything and everything; just about everything
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
at the last moment; this late in the game
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage