to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
wherein; therein; thereinto
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
characteristic; feature; special quality
because of; owing to; due to
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)
reaction; response; reaction
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be intimate with; to befriend
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to put on airs; to assume importance
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
in tufts; tufty; bushy; thick; luxuriant
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
speech; expression; wording; language
to shoot a person to death
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess