parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
living thing; living creature; animal; life
one cause; one reason; one factor
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
resolute; determined; bold
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
charming; fascinating; attractive
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
with a bang; with a crash; with a bump; suddenly (fall); sharply
to half-rise to one's feet
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)