humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
behind; in the rear; in back
back seat (of a car); rear seat
calamity; misfortune; disaster
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
no sleep or rest; working day and night
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
in proportion to; just as much as
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
headquarters; head office; main office
to be confused; to be in disorder; to be chaotic; to have troubles; to be in a dispute; to argue
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
maintaining a reasonable distance; neutral position; indecision
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
distortion; stretch; strained interpretation; technicality; casuistry; sophistry
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to be in danger of; to be liable to
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; compassion; pity
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
although I say; although one might say; although called
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to satisfy one's appetite