rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
cherry blossom (colour, color)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
second; number two; runner-up
house; plastic greenhouse; house music; go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to rebuke; to scold harshly
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
with a friendly grin; smilingly
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
head start; initiative; preemption
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
different opinion; objection
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
that's true; of course; obviously
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to cut into (a conversation); to interject