(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
some people; a few people; several people
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
to make a fool of someone
middle of the night; dead of night
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to cry and shout; to scream
difficult to ...; hard to ...
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
fate; destiny; predestination
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)