as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be able to manage somehow or another
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing