favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
by all means; by all costs
calm; composed; cool; quiet
violent emotion; passion; fury
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
based on; on the basis of
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to boil strongly; to be excited
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
not caring; not giving a damn
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
counter for books; volume
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
trembling from fear; trembling all over
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree