to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
unkindness; unfriendliness
to throw at; to turn; to raise
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
for your information; I'm telling you
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
gossip; corner of the mouth
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
influence; clout; leverage
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
to spend time (on doing something)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
such; like that; that sort of; very
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
behind; in the rear; in back
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for