to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
to paint (draw) a picture
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to frolic about; to mess around
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to torment; to torture; to harass
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
supporting role (actor); minor role
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
on the occasion of; at the time of
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to push (something) against
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)