to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to like; to love; to be fond of
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
stone (used for throwing)
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
fee; charge; rate; material
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
should; must; -able; probably; likely
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
(short) rest; breather; break
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
but; however; provided that
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light