to thrust before; to thrust at
sharp parting remark; parting threat
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to jump up and down; to hop
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
incident; affair; happening; event
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
some people; a few people; several people
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to like; to love; to be fond of
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to have a talk; to tell a story
club activities; extracurricular activities
together; at the same time; same; identical
story; tale; talk; discussion
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
difficult to ...; hard to ...
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)