to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
to stick in one's throat; to choke on something
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
boasting; bragging; big talk; conch (esp. Charonia tritonis); trumpet shell
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
literary woman; talented woman
boastful speech; bragging
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
precipice; cliff; flat head
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
correction; rectification; mending; repair
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
advisory level; warning level
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed