fly (ball); fly (lure); fly (insect)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
paying no heed to; not caring about; taking no notice of
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
you could say that; that might be so
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
irritation; annoyance; frustration
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to talk through one's hat; to blow one's own horn
ill will; malice; evil intent
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
murder; killing; murderer
way (of doing); manner; method
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
match; game; bout; contest
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
paranoid; obsessive; fixated; monomaniacal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
not caring; not giving a damn
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)