to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
originally; by nature; from the start
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
(it won't be possible) on such short notice
while; during; while; although; all; both
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to smirk; to grin broadly
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
such; like that; that sort of; very
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
whistle (sound made with the lips)
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
popular name; common name; given name
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to name; to call; to christen; to term
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)