to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
busy (phone); in talks; discussion underway
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
to make a speech; to address
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
greeting; a fine thing to say
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such