diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
operating officer; company executive
stagnation; hindrance; delay
blank space; margin; blank canvas
regarding highly; attaching importance to
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking
to bubble; to foam; to froth
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion
personification; anthropomorphization
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
characteristic; feature; special quality
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard