opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
day after day; day by day
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
in the end; on top of that
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
it is not (like that) either
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
just a minute; small quantity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
not caring; not giving a damn
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task