to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to surround; to crowd around
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
desperately; for one's dear life
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
good humour (humor); good mood
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly