strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to press a question; to cross-examine
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
at once; immediately; right now
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
letter; missive; note; mail
to jump at; to be attracted by
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
to one's delight; to one's joy
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to fold up; to fold into layers
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to become pale; to turn pale