to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
(social) position; status
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
practice; practising; experience
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
superiority; predominance
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to turn completely into; to become completely
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
(arch.) surrounding area; shore (of the sea); suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time, etc.
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
to fly around; to scatter
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
older sister; lass; young lady
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse