erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
to throw down the drain; to waste
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
partly open; in half bloom
strike (i.e. industrial action)
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; blankly; vacantly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing
latent disposition; inner feelings
if things go wrong; if the worst happens
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language