to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
execution; punishment; spanking
adds force or indicates command
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to become pale; to turn pale
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to ask; to enquire; to query
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
manner of using one's hands
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
being startled; getting a shock
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
alone; by oneself; on one's own
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
without hesitation; frankly (esp. speaking); bluntly; cutting (forcefully, directly); piercingly
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to suppress one's emotions
to apologize; to apologise