return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
there is nothing; having nothing
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
tank (of fluid); cistern; vat; tank (military vehicle)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
firmly; flatly; definitely (wrong, different, etc.); absolutely; by far; far and away
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to raise one's voice; to shout
tone (of voice); manner of talking
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to burst (open); to break; to split