clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
losing by being overmatched; being defeated by a stronger opponent; losing by misusing one's powers; defeat as a result of trying too hard
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
cooperation; collaboration
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
three generations; three periods; third generation
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to succeed; to bear fruit
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot