increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
be (that) as it may; having said that
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
aphrodisiac; love potion; philter
effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
transactions; dealings; business
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
early on; earlier on; from early
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
national border; provincial border
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
had better ...; had better not ...