to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
to shed light; to cast light
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to beat to death; to kill
intimidation; threat; bluster
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
lately; recently; nowadays