to have authority over; to exercise one's authority (over); to glare; to scowl at; to glower at
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
single word; a few words; brief comment
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
fast-talking; rapid talking
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
only; merely; but; no more than
to thrust away; to send flying
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to throw into; to dump in together
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
established practice; custom
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
remaining quantity; residual quantity
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
(battery) charger; AC adapter
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to have a talk; to tell a story
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand