to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to hand (over); to deliver in person
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
not limited to; not just ...
situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
difficult problem; challenge
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
active; dynamic; energetic
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
group; bunch; crowd; group
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
automatic; intransitive verb
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with