test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to keep (a person) waiting
(initial) setup; installation; matching two-piece clothes; matching top and bottom
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
only; merely; but; no more than
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to telephone; to make a phone call
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
tingling (with pain or numbness); throbbing; stinging; buzzing; chirring; chirping (of insects)
palm heel; heel of the palm