to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); different person
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to tease; to make fun of; to ridicule; to mock; to play with (e.g. a toy); to fiddle with
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
cash bonus; reward; bounty
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
(another's) daughter; young lady
spineless; cowardly; lacking balls; spoiled; spoilt; ruined
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
with a momentary flash of light
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)