to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
itching-to-grab gesture (made with one's hands)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
tail (animal); tail end; tip
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
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to hide; to keep to oneself
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
sensitivity; susceptibility
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
severe earthquake; violent tremor
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
scenery; scene; landscape