tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
any more; any further; any better; any longer
function; facility; faculty; feature
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
only; merely; but; no more than
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
intoxication; being carried away by; being enraptured by
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful