to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
rope; cord; policeman's rope
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
I see; that's right; indeed
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting