to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
expression; presentation; representation; notation
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
feeling that something has come too late
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
impossible; unlikely; improbable
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
nothing but; none other than
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late