immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
many people; a large number of people
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
being on the ropes; losing ground
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant
to push aside; to brush aside
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
beforehand; in advance; previously
you could say; you might say; verging on the
body; group; party; company; troupe
rainbow-colored; rainbow-coloured
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
everything; anything; nothing
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to hand over; to surrender
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable