here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
male homosexuality; bill of lading; BL
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
male who likes comics depicting male homosexual love (usually targeted to women)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
as (for); for; in the capacity of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
more than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted