to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
difficult to ...; hard to ...
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
good-for-nothing; worthless
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
now that you say that; now that you mention it
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
still; as yet; as it has been
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to be lacking in options; to be too few
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of