big catch (fishing); good haul
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
those present; attendance
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
to be too late; to be too slow
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
prudence; discretion; thought
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to frolic about; to mess around
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
to push or press or force down; to depress
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
coagulant; coagulating agent
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting