check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
talk; conversation; dialogue
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to have an accident (esp. traffic accident); to cause an accident
to lose someone (wife, child, etc.)
document; official papers
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
reproachful; hateful; bitter
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
something or other; anything
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to wash away; to rinse off
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to be forward; to be impertinent
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
good family; respectable family; decent family
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to cry and shout; to scream
talkativeness; loquacity; polypetalous; multivalve