person being waited for; person who waits
doomed (business, trade, etc.); in a bad state; poor
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
direct control; direct supervision
looking on from afar; being a spectator
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
ratio; proportion; percentage
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
war situation; progress of a battle
trauma (usu. psychological)
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
and (also); both ... and; as well as
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to put on airs; to assume importance
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
bottom step; bottom stair; last line; last column; bottom row (e.g. drawers)
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?